Amman vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$384	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$420
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	73
😀 Quality of life	73	60
🏙️ Population	4.01M	4.8M

The cost of living in Amman is 14% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5330th and 4745th ($1032 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Jordan and South Africa, respectively. Check Jordan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 2337th and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Johannesburg

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	Amman	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$5103

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Cities near Amman

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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965