Amman vs Austin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Austin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$2475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$5680
🏠 One person rent
$384
$1530
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$2495
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$5010
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
65
😀 Quality of life
73
90
🏙️ Population
4.01M
962K

The cost of living in Amman is 58% less expensive than in Austin. Cities ranked 5330th and 932nd ($1032 vs $2475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 806th 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 2 months in Austin. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Austin ranked 46th in the United States, while ranked 2337th and 192nd 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
$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$7.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$3.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$1888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$3110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$2018
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$68.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$5778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$3142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$9.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$1503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$20982

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

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$2141
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$2058
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2151
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2149
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2168
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2110
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2125
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2123
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2120
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1937
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1857
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$1963
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2105
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2093
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2070
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2071
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1950
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$1944
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1843
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2066
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2003
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2096
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1900
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2754
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2093
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1860
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2011
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$2093
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2107
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2148
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2111
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$2261
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2174
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2064
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2164
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2206
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2142
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$1916
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2025
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2316