Amman vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$383
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
69
😀 Quality of life
68
78
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.4M

The cost of living in Amman is 4% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5667th and 5350th ($1004 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Jordan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 3456th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Sofia

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Amman Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$7369

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$692
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$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668