Amman vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$5026
🏠 One person rent	$398	$1237
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$1974
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$3365
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	64	95
😀 Quality of life	71	95
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.14M

The cost of living in Amman is 53% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 5492nd and 1622nd ($1009 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 65th in Jordan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Jordan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.6 months in Birmingham. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Birmingham ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3561st and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Birmingham

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	Amman	Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$6.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$1226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$2079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$200
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	5.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$5209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$88.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$1583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$18334

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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 Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901