Amman vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$5181
🏠 One person rent
$368
$1278
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$2306
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$4246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
62
71
😀 Quality of life
70
88
🏙️ Population
4.01M
906K

The cost of living in Amman is 54% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 5708th and 490th ($962 vs $2103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 383rd 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 0.6 months in Amman compared to 2 months in Columbus. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Columbus ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 2687th and 163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Columbus

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Amman Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$69.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$8.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$5.04
 Cappuccino
$4.68
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$2771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$1828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
5.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$8370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$8.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$88.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$1529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$25073

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

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$2017
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$2018
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2021
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2014
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2006
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$1558
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1939
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2020
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$2020
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$2013
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2017
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$2026
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1896
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1989
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$2021
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1937
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$2020
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1397
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$2023
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$2025
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1974
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$2010
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$2018
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$2010
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1364
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$2021
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1561
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1994
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$2011
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$2014
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1268
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1754
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1441
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1407
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1354
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$2024
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$2008
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$2003
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$2012
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2018