Amman vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$3467
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$7682
🏠 One person rent
$383
$2394
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$3923
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$726
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$5787
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
68
92
🏙️ Population
4.01M
676K

The cost of living in Amman is 71% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 5667th and 32nd ($1004 vs $3467) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Boston. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Boston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 3456th and 89th 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
$7.7
$21.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$8.4
 Cappuccino
$4.53
$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$2739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$2042
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$4881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$3321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$11569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$6730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$90.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$6.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$5.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$81
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$164
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$2437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$25118

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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 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803