Amman vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$4833
🏠 One person rent
$383
$1197
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1902
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$3394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
68
95
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.14M

The cost of living in Amman is 51% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 5667th and 1731st ($1004 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Birmingham. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3456th and 32nd 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
$7.7
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$6.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$905
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$1412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$305
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
5.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$5216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$4012
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$1575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$19729

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755