Amman vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$392	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$1761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	73
😀 Quality of life	73	65
🏙️ Population	4.01M	4.8M

The cost of living in Amman is 13% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5560th and 4839th ($1013 vs $1171) 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 2560th and 5190th 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	$7.07	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$5808

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$546
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$740
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1122
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$978
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1821
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$724
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$895
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2207
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$910
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1909
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2061
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2154
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2274
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1062
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2260
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2346
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1870
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2000
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1946
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1981
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2027
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$3089
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2066
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2449

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950