Amman vs Arlington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	Arlington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$4760
🏠 One person rent	$383	$1103
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$2064
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$93.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$4278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	63	90
😀 Quality of life	68	74
🏙️ Population	4.01M	394K

The cost of living in Amman is 46% less expensive than in Arlington. Cities ranked 5667th and 2251st ($1004 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1793rd 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 2.3 months in Arlington. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Arlington ranked 339th in the United States, while ranked 3456th and 1283rd 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	$7.7	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$5.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$1869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	6.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$2177
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$5.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$9.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$9.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$21580

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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

Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602