Amman vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$398	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$3017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	64	78
😀 Quality of life	71	87
🏙️ Population	4.01M	936K

The cost of living in Amman is 59% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 5492nd and 950th ($1009 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and Israel, respectively. Check Jordan vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 3561st and 351st 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	$7.09	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$23696

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$548
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$748
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1072
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$915
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1732
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$987
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$718
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$837
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2108
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$807
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1817
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1998
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2153
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1021
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2142
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2347
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1808
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1855
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1850
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2937
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1947
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2303

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850