Amman vs Austin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	Austin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$2473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$5974
🏠 One person rent	$383	$1613
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$3016
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$5652
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	66
😀 Quality of life	68	91
🏙️ Population	4.01M	962K

The cost of living in Amman is 59% less expensive than in Austin. Cities ranked 5667th and 812th ($1004 vs $2473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 724th 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 Austin. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Austin ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 3456th and 116th 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	$7.7	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$4136
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$2445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$4709
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$2939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$8.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$145
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$1453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$21741

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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 Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299