Amman vs Arlington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Arlington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$1907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$4693
🏠 One person rent	$392	$1121
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$3714
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	65	90
😀 Quality of life	73	78
🏙️ Population	4.01M	394K

The cost of living in Amman is 47% less expensive than in Arlington. Cities ranked 5560th and 2397th ($1013 vs $1907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1784th in Jordan and the United States, respectively. Check Jordan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.9 months in Arlington. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Arlington ranked 264th in the United States, while ranked 2560th and 894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Arlington

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	Amman	Arlington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$56.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$5.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$2259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$2186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$2186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$5.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$9.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$25323

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$546
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$740
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1122
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$978
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1821
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$724
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$895
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2207
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$910
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1909
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2061
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2154
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2274
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1062
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2260
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2346
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1870
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2000
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1946
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1981
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2027
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$3089
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2066
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2449

Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393