Amman vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amman	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$981	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$358	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$348	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	72
😀 Quality of life	69	61
🏙️ Population	4.01M	4.43M

The cost of living in Amman is 8% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5457th and 5921st ($981 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and South Africa, respectively. Check Jordan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 3121st and 5184th 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	$7.28	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.82	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.64%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.11	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.1	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5798	$4829

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952