Amman vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$2374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$5581
🏠 One person rent	$392	$1437
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$2329
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$4148
😷 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 5560th and 1140th ($1013 vs $2374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 975th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Indianapolis ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 2560th and 289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Indianapolis

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	Amman	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$6.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$5.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1809
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$25946

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Cities near Amman

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

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931