Amman vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$383
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$3234
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
68
95
🏙️ Population
4.01M
585K

The cost of living in Amman is 34% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 5667th and 3595th ($1004 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 371st in Jordan and Germany, respectively. Check Jordan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 3456th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Essen

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Amman Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$9380

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431