Amman vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$5458
🏠 One person rent
$383
$1831
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$681
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$4411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
63
65
😀 Quality of life
68
70
🏙️ Population
4.01M
486K

The cost of living in Amman is 65% less expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 5667th and 278th ($1004 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 234th 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 1.6 months in Brookhaven. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Brookhaven ranked 880th in the United States, while ranked 3456th and 2604th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Brookhaven
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$6.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$2316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1539
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$6133
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$5.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$8.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$5.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$145
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$2489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$22510

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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
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Medford
$2676
24 km or 15 mi Islip
$2459
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2342
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2639
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2117
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$3659
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2219
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$2982
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2566
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2615
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2517
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2482
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2191
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2529
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2600
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3425
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3604
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$2841
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2342
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2572
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2385
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2629
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2623
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2865
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2578
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2337
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2577
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2314
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2421
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2702
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2751
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2577
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$2954
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3159
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3498
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2722
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2341
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2715