Amman vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$398
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
64
5
😀 Quality of life
71
42
🏙️ Population
4.01M
115K

The cost of living in Amman is 141% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5492nd and 8940th ($1009 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Jordan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3561st and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$653

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$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289