Amman vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$392	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$3821
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	56
😀 Quality of life	73	87
🏙️ Population	4.01M	950K

The cost of living in Amman is 54% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 5560th and 1439th ($1013 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1197th 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 Jacksonville. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 2560th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Jacksonville

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	Amman	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$11934

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860