Amman vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$358
$1319
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$2448
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$4662
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
69
92
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.3M

The cost of living in Amman is 56% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 5457th and 1234th ($981 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1107th 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Houston ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 3121st and 86th 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
$7.28
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$23011

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Distance City Cost of living
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$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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$2141
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$2118
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$2128
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$2132
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2148
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2126
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2107
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2136
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2737
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$2023
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$1801
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1919
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$2080
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$1988
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1694
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$1829
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1925
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1879
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1778
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1975
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1915
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1445
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2179
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$2590
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2095
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2066
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2150
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2146
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2093
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2191
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2146
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2190
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2071
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1989
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2175