Amman vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$5076
🏠 One person rent	$398	$1225
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$2140
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$3098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	77
😀 Quality of life	71	88
🏙️ Population	4.01M	639K

The cost of living in Amman is 53% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 5492nd and 1636th ($1009 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1374th 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.5 months in Detroit. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Detroit ranked 99th in the United States, while ranked 3561st and 311th 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	$7.09	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$1309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$949
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$2383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$1272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$9.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$1177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$16684

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$548
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$748
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1072
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$915
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1732
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$987
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$718
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$837
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2108
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$807
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1817
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1998
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2153
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1021
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2142
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2347
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1808
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1855
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1850
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2937
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1947
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2303

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608