Cost of living comparison

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Amman vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Amman is 2.6% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants
pay 28.1% more in Amman
Groceries
pay 22.2% less in Amman
Transportation
pay 0.3% more in Amman
Housing
pay 17.5% more in Amman
Childcare
pay 57.2% less in Amman
Entertainment and Sports
pay 41.1% more in Amman
Clothing
pay 10.7% more in Amman

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, clothing, and transportation in Amman are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Amman.

Amman vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Amman instead of Bangkok, you would:

pay 28.1% more for restaurants

 
Bangkok
Amman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.10
THB99.13
$7.05
JOD5.000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.20
THB198.27
$7.05
JOD5.000
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.79
THB25.31
$0.50
JOD0.350

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pay 22.2% less for groceries

 
Bangkok
Amman
Bread
1 loaf
$1.44
THB46.04
$0.54
JOD0.390
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.50
THB271.92
$3.29
JOD2.330
Milk (1 gallon) $7.23
THB231.14
$5.63
JOD3.990

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pay 0.3% more for transportation

 
Bangkok
Amman
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.69
THB150.03
$5.09
JOD3.610
Monthly public transit pass $37.21
THB1,189.60
$42.31
JOD30.000
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,206.42
THB1,189,604.53
$28,208.74
JOD20,000.000

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pay 17.5% more for housing

 
Bangkok
Amman
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.91
THB540.54
$32.31
JOD22.910
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $675.06
THB21,583.67
$466.06
JOD330.430
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $321.97
THB10,294.25
$294.91
JOD209.090

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pay 57.2% less for childcare

 
Bangkok
Amman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $609.37
THB19,483.59
$265.56
JOD188.280
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,346.39
THB426,725.56
$5,591.38
JOD3,964.290

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pay 41.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bangkok
Amman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.79
THB89.22
$5.64
JOD4.000
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.54
THB81.22
$4.11
JOD2.910
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.40
THB140.52
$3.67
JOD2.600

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pay 10.7% more for clothing

 
Bangkok
Amman
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.81
THB1,880.18
$55.78
JOD39.550
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.03
THB1,216.03
$56.93
JOD40.360
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.24
THB3,332.78
$115.14
JOD81.640

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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