Amman vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1478
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$2331
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	70
😀 Quality of life	73	89
🏙️ Population	4.01M	888K

The cost of living in Amman is 57% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 5330th and 1079th ($1032 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 2337th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Amman	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$6.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$24177

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$538
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$745
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$771
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1205
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$1070
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1994
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$742
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$977
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2347
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$2133
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2336
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1149
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2466
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2465
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$2044
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1933
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$2125
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2873
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2201
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2541

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908