Amman vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$2204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$5203
🏠 One person rent
$384
$1254
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1947
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$3956
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
73
95
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.14M

The cost of living in Amman is 53% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 5330th and 1471st ($1032 vs $2204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.8 months in Birmingham. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Birmingham ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2337th and 25th 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
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$9.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$7.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$1251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$940
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$2007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$1484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$207
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$5467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$4236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$94.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$4.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$1631
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$24178

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Cities near Amman

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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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886