Amman vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$392
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
5
😀 Quality of life
73
45
🏙️ Population
4.01M
115K

The cost of living in Amman is 146% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5560th and 8957th ($1013 vs $412) 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2560th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$633

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$546
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$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285