Amman vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1305
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$2467
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$581
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	64	100
😀 Quality of life	68	91
🏙️ Population	4.01M	2.3M

The cost of living in Amman is 56% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 5535th and 1229th ($994 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 3048th and 97th 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	$7.09	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$18964

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1930
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182