Amman vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$2070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$5001
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1144
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$1987
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$3437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	77
😀 Quality of life	73	87
🏙️ Population	4.01M	639K

The cost of living in Amman is 50% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 5330th and 1839th ($1032 vs $2070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1457th 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 1.7 months in Detroit. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Detroit ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 2337th and 319th 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	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$7.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$2423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$67.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$1855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$1282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$88.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$1375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$16262

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Cities near Amman

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

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600