Albuquerque vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$1004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$2435
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$383
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$667
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	27	63
😀 Quality of life	83	68
🏙️ Population	565K	4.01M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 110% more expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 1562nd and 5667th ($2111 vs $1004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 1st in the United States and Jordan, respectively. Check the United States vs Jordan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.7 months in Amman. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Amman ranked 1st in Jordan, while ranked 396th and 3456th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Amman

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	Albuquerque	Amman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$7.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	7.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$1262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$5.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$5207

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2618
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$3686
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1847
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1629
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1775
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1834
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2288
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1834
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1707
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1715
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1954
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2372
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2416
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2052
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2498
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2295
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2588

Cities near Amman

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