Amman vs Austin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Austin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$2416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$5487
🏠 One person rent	$398	$1511
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$2463
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$4904
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	66
😀 Quality of life	71	92
🏙️ Population	4.01M	962K

The cost of living in Amman is 58% less expensive than in Austin. Cities ranked 5492nd and 1002nd ($1009 vs $2416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 879th 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 2 months in Austin. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Austin ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 3561st and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Austin

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	Amman	Austin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$6.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$1903
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$3088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$2013
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$66.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$3258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$5.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$1317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$21266

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$548
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$748
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1072
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$915
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1732
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$987
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$718
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$837
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2108
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$807
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1817
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1998
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2153
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1021
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2142
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2347
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1808
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1855
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1850
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2937
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1947
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2303

Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302