Amman vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$383
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
63
5
😀 Quality of life
68
50
🏙️ Population
4.01M
115K

The cost of living in Amman is 160% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5667th and 9013th ($1004 vs $387) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3456th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$691

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$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284