Amman vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$384	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	30
😀 Quality of life	73	46
🏙️ Population	4.01M	6.87M

The cost of living in Amman is 57% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 5330th and 7579th ($1032 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Jordan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 2337th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Amman	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$17180

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Cities near Amman

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

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$610
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$721
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$601
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$549
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$583
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$567
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$616
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$996
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$794
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$534
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$787
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$839
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$809
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$968
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$564
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$724
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$591
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$616