Amman vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$4535
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$2095
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$554
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$2934
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	73
😀 Quality of life	73	88
🏙️ Population	4.01M	569K

The cost of living in Amman is 49% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 5330th and 2004th ($1032 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 1.5 months in Hamilton. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Hamilton ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 2337th and 265th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Hamilton

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	Amman	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$5.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$1880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$90.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$50.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$8824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$3366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$85.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$16689

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2318
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1832
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2049
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2308
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2017
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2102
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2109
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1936
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1848
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2415
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2233
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1892
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2078
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2172
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1706
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2303
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2124
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2181
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1863
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2125
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2123
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1581
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1930
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1802
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1449
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1910
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1939
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1757