Amman vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$4094
🏠 One person rent	$386	$948
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1630
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$2961
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	64	63
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.01M

The cost of living in Amman is 44% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 5535th and 2475th ($994 vs $1769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 84th in Jordan and Canada, respectively. Check Jordan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Edmonton ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 3048th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Edmonton

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	Amman	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$5.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$961
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$1601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$1315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	6.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$2901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$2327
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$70.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$7826

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1930
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009