Amman vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$3638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$8082
🏠 One person rent
$392
$2543
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$4126
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$6556
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
73
92
🏙️ Population
4.01M
676K

The cost of living in Amman is 72% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 5560th and 30th ($1013 vs $3638) 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 1.8 months in Boston. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Boston ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 2560th and 94th 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
$7.07
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$8.04
 Cappuccino
$4.52
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$2878
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$2181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$5280
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$3456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$11142
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$6207
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$90.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$17.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$5.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$3.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$2835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$26679

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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 Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852