Amman vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amman	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$981	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$4581
🏠 One person rent	$358	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$348	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$2599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	63	77
😀 Quality of life	69	85
🏙️ Population	4.01M	936K

The cost of living in Amman is 50% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 5457th and 1907th ($981 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Jordan and Israel, respectively. Check Jordan vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 3121st and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Jerusalem

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	Amman	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.28	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.82	$7.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.64%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.11	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.1	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5798	$10218

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$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

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499