Amman vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$5394
🏠 One person rent
$392
$1281
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$2031
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$4606
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
73
95
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.3M

The cost of living in Amman is 55% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 5560th and 1354th ($1013 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1137th 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 2 months in Houston. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 2560th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Houston

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Amman Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$6.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$22380

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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

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22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2228
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2150
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2094
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2071
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2112
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2136
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2297
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2386
41 km or 25 mi League
$2102
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2072
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2114
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2738
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2048
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1836
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1897
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2112
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2022
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1605
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1913
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$2000
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1900
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1887
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2226
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1971
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1904
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2115
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2444
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2027
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2153
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2237
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2125
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2229
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2171
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2200
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2187
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2285
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2059
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2221