Amman vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$384
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
44
😀 Quality of life
73
64
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.4M

The cost of living in Amman is 10% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5330th and 6046th ($1032 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 2337th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

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Distance City Cost of living
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$904
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$739
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$778
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$776
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$863
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$656
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1039
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$721
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$693
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$578
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$665
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1426
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$691
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$658
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$676
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$568
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$820
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$789
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$639
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$684
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$607
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$577
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$629
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$594
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$593
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$618
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$503
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$509
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$653
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$492
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$580
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$433
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$722
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$594
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$627
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1108
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$460
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$672