Amman vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$3680
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$8143
🏠 One person rent
$384
$2555
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$4103
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$749
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$6248
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
73
91
🏙️ Population
4.01M
676K

The cost of living in Amman is 72% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 5330th and 27th ($1032 vs $3680) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Boston. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Boston ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 2337th and 105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Boston

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Amman Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$2870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$2200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$5120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$3473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$77.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$12808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$6220
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$5.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$5.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$5.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$192
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$2859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$26444

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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

Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890