Amman vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$5154
🏠 One person rent
$384
$1207
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$2066
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$667
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$3790
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
65
73
😀 Quality of life
73
88
🏙️ Population
4.01M
906K

The cost of living in Amman is 52% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 5330th and 1634th ($1032 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1324th 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 Columbus. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Columbus ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 2337th and 266th 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
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$6.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$1354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$2171
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$1698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$60.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$3423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$60.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$5.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$4.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$4.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$86.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$1464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$20945

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936