Amman vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$2655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$6147
🏠 One person rent	$398	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$2912
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$642
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$5039
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	64	97
😀 Quality of life	71	82
🏙️ Population	4.01M	793K

The cost of living in Amman is 62% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 5492nd and 622nd ($1009 vs $2655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 549th 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 1.9 months in Hempstead. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Hempstead ranked 194th in the United States, while ranked 3561st and 613th 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	$7.09	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$7.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$2925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$2626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$7214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$5157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$20
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$12.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$5.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$17029

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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 Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2680
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2645
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2619
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2613
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2602
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2756
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3066
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3174
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2569
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4203
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3768
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2864
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3006
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2733
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2789
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3364
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2717
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2913
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2829
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3513
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3066
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2376
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2783
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2836
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2749
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2705
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3253