Amman vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$2403
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$5638
🏠 One person rent	$392	$1453
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$2444
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$4246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	68
😀 Quality of life	73	89
🏙️ Population	4.01M	875K

The cost of living in Amman is 58% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 5560th and 1073rd ($1013 vs $2403) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 918th 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 Charlotte. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Charlotte ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 2560th and 283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Charlotte

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	Amman	Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$2971
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$2035
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$4032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$2433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$7.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$5.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$24528

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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 Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2195
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2113
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2159
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2078
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1963
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1968
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2002
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2126
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1978
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2158
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2080
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2067
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1736
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1913
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2089
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2030
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2079
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1873
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2081
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1917
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2202
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2221
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2036
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1858
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2324
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1951
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2410
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1853
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1769
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1943
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2123
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2709
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2091
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1987
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1952