Amman vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$358
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1997
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
45
😀 Quality of life
69
73
🏙️ Population
4.01M
4.7M

The cost of living in Amman is 11% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 5457th and 4731st ($981 vs $1100) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.8 months in Jeddah. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3121st and 1616th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$7.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$935
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$2.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$4.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$87.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$6667

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$679
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$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1032
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470