Amman vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$4783
🏠 One person rent	$383	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$1995
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$4156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	77
😀 Quality of life	68	88
🏙️ Population	4.01M	639K

The cost of living in Amman is 50% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 5667th and 1856th ($1004 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Detroit ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 3456th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Detroit

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	Amman	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.7	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$68.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$2485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$1059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$1296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$16775

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$692
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$598
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$630
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$730
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1536
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$934
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$707
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$721
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1838
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$705
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1614
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1768
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1872
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$847
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1866
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2115
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1544
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1651
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1674
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2085
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1741
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2020

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614