Amman vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$2799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$6454
🏠 One person rent	$398	$1702
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$2727
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$702
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$5210
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	64	100
😀 Quality of life	71	97
🏙️ Population	4.01M	2.75M

The cost of living in Amman is 64% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 5492nd and 394th ($1009 vs $2799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 338th 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.9 months in Chicago. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 3561st 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	$7.09	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$1993
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1414
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$3215
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$2313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	6.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$3645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$2499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$16.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$3.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$68.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$2032
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$23423

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$548
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$748
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1072
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$915
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1732
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$987
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$718
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$837
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2108
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$807
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1817
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1998
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2153
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1021
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2142
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2347
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1808
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1855
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1850
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2937
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1947
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2303

Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426