Amman vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$1905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$4406
🏠 One person rent
$368
$1150
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$2119
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$509
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$3805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
62
82
😀 Quality of life
70
97
🏙️ Population
4.01M
518K

The cost of living in Amman is 50% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5708th and 1951st ($962 vs $1905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Jordan and Canada, respectively. Check Jordan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 2 months in Surrey. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Surrey ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 2687th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Surrey

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Amman Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$5.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1153
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$2427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$72.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$9129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$5631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$97.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$66.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$912
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$2624

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

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$2147
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$1966
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$1689
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1801
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2344
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2212
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2215
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1482
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$1805
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1802
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1921
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2023
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2046
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2212
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$1679
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2056
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2424
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2843
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2064
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2015
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2022
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2462
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2001
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2020
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2015
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2014
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2714
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2619
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1577
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$1963
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2030
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2024
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$2969
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2881
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2427
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3222
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2016
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2007
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2658