Amman vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$1878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$4262
🏠 One person rent	$392	$1038
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$1712
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$3113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	65	64
😀 Quality of life	73	90
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.01M

The cost of living in Amman is 46% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 5560th and 2524th ($1013 vs $1878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in Jordan and Canada, respectively. Check Jordan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Edmonton ranked 19th in Canada, while ranked 2560th and 193rd 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	$7.07	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$5.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$2368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$10028

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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 Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009