Amman vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$2049
🏠 One person rent
$368
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$576
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
62
27
😀 Quality of life
70
53
🏙️ Population
4.01M
431K

The cost of living in Amman is 20% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5708th and 6212th ($962 vs $799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and Namibia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 2687th and 6071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$87.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$668
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$6.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$3.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$3945

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$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

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Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$780
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$762
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$780
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$780
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$777
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$803
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$789
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$774
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$846
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$706
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$605
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$667
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$613
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$720
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$748
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$541
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$546
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$773
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$532
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$1080
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$596
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$1073
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$536
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$929
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$644
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$748
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$696
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$860
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$665
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$757
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$732
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$896
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$814
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$914
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$792
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$905
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$778
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$726
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$843
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$808