Amman vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$2572
🏠 One person rent
$368
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$1772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
62
44
😀 Quality of life
70
72
🏙️ Population
4.01M
3.98M

The cost of living in Amman is 10% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 5708th and 4605th ($962 vs $1067) 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 0.6 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Jeddah ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2687th and 1949th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1340
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$1020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$8.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$7.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$91.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$7059

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$992
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$601
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$867
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1028
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$829
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$833
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$963
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$832
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$488
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$750
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$487
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$843
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$892
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$563
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$522
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$270
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$486
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$858
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$880
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$598
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$485
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1019
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$230
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$227
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$281
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1278
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$260
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$345
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$553
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$487
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$578
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$299
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$827
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$588
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$488
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$247
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$828
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$614
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$492