Amman vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$358
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
69
61
🏙️ Population
4.01M
8.69M

The cost of living in Amman is 40% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5457th and 6811th ($981 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Jordan and Iran, respectively. Check Jordan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 3121st and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Tehran

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Amman Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$2.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569