Amman vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$383
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
68
60
🏙️ Population
4.01M
8.69M

The cost of living in Amman is 26% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5667th and 6443rd ($1004 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 3456th and 5234th 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
$7.7
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$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
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564