Amman vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$358
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$6558
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
81
😀 Quality of life
69
97
🏙️ Population
4.01M
443K

The cost of living in Amman is 71% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5457th and 31st ($981 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Jordan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 3121st and 6th 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
$7.28
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$8.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$29266

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846