Amman vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$2901
🏠 One person rent
$384
$583
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$965
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$1673
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
45
😀 Quality of life
73
76
🏙️ Population
4.01M
4.7M

The cost of living in Amman is 15% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 5330th and 4730th ($1032 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.4 months in Jeddah. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2337th and 1324th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Jeddah

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Amman Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$4.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$6.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$91.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$56
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$8743

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1031
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$976
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1164
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478