Amman vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Amman Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$6527
🏠 One person rent
$384
$1714
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$2737
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$704
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$5090
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
73
95
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.75M

The cost of living in Amman is 64% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 5330th and 358th ($1032 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 300th 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 Chicago. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 2337th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Amman vs Chicago

Prices for goods and services in Amman and Chicago are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Amman Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$84.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$2011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$1414
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$3203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$2316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$3899
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$2568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$3.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$17.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$4.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$1582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$27880

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453