Amman vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$398	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$8151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	64	81
😀 Quality of life	71	100
🏙️ Population	4.01M	449K

The cost of living in Amman is 73% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5492nd and 23rd ($1009 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Jordan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 3561st and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Zurich

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	Amman	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$22875

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$548
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$748
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1072
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$915
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1732
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$987
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$718
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$837
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2108
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$807
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1817
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1998
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2153
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1021
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2142
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2347
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1808
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1855
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1850
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2937
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1947
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2303

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041