Amman vs Austin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Austin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$2455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$5709
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1585
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$2741
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$566
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$5262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	65
😀 Quality of life	68	90
🏙️ Population	4.01M	962K

The cost of living in Amman is 60% less expensive than in Austin. Cities ranked 5535th and 858th ($994 vs $2455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 790th 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 2.1 months in Austin. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Austin ranked 30th in the United States, while ranked 3048th and 142nd 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	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$6.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$3348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$4187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$2882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$9.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$1385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$22096

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1931
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156

Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305