Amman vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$2791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$6409
🏠 One person rent	$392	$1710
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$2799
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$4539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	65	91
😀 Quality of life	73	89
🏙️ Population	4.01M	716K

The cost of living in Amman is 64% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 5560th and 432nd ($1013 vs $2791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 365th 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 1.6 months in Denver. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Denver ranked 61st in the United States, while ranked 2560th and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Denver

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	Amman	Denver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1860
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$2961
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$2488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$3638
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$7.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$14.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$66.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$18639

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$546
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$740
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1122
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$978
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1821
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$724
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$895
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2207
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$910
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1909
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2061
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2154
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2274
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1062
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2260
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2346
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1870
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2000
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1946
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1981
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2027
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$3089
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2066
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2449

Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2546
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2742
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2667
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2728
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2540
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2972
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2598
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2749
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2524
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2917
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2727
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2509
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2034
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2323
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2140
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1920
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1648
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2418
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1880
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1753
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1519
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2472
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1748
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1676