Amman vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$6659
🏠 One person rent
$358
$1594
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$3123
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$5285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
69
96
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.75M

The cost of living in Amman is 62% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 5457th and 505th ($981 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 455th 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 2 months in Chicago. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 3121st and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Chicago

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Amman Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$15494

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$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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$2476
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$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
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$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
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$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
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$2317
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$2300
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$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
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$2215
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$2264
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$2204
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$2258
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$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
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$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
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$2240