Amman vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$5157
🏠 One person rent	$392	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$1934
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$3699
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	96
😀 Quality of life	73	94
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.14M

The cost of living in Amman is 54% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 5560th and 1454th ($1013 vs $2219) 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 1.7 months in Birmingham. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Birmingham ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2560th and 41st 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	$7.07	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$6.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$964
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$315
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$42.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$5472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$4260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$3.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$93.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$4.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$92.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1648
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$21078

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$546
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$740
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1122
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$978
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1821
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$724
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$895
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2207
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$910
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1909
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2061
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2154
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2274
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1062
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2260
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2346
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1870
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2000
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1946
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1981
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2027
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$3089
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2066
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2449

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894