Amman vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$2697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$392	$1690
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$2941
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$5013
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	65	96
😀 Quality of life	73	80
🏙️ Population	4.01M	793K

The cost of living in Amman is 62% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 5560th and 579th ($1013 vs $2697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 501st 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 1.9 months in Hempstead. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Hempstead ranked 221st in the United States, while ranked 2560th and 687th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Hempstead

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	Amman	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$14.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$5.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$2920
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$2622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$8223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$4500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$9.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$20
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$12.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1479
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$17140

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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 Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2690
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2650
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2711
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2647
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2606
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2718
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2642
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2809
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2816
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2280
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3059
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2144
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3188
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2850
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4207
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3722
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2888
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3037
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2802
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2814
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2768
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3614
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2803
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3092
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2686
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3510
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3134
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2401
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2868
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2921
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2702
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2848
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2685
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3307