Amman vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$386
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
64
70
😀 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 5535th and 5261st ($994 vs $1037) 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 3048th and 723rd 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
$7.09
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$6749

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$552
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$608
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$679
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$996
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$877
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$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$710
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1931
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
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$682
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$687
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$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633