Amman vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$2110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$5277
🏠 One person rent	$398	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$2028
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$696
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$3972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	64	65
😀 Quality of life	71	88
🏙️ Population	4.01M	508K

The cost of living in Amman is 52% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 5492nd and 1700th ($1009 vs $2110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1417th in Jordan and the United States, respectively. Check Jordan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.9 months in Kansas. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kansas ranked 95th in the United States, while ranked 3561st and 299th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Kansas

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	Amman	Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$85.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$6.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$947
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$2072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$60.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$2177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$6.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$6.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$28880

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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 Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2237
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2019
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2266
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2390
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2311
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1902
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2248
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2052
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1647
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1841
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2261
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1943
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2160
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1912
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1574
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1893
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1368
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1761
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1638
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1875
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1830
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1848
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1280
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1522
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$1963
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1535
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1614
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1729
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2106
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1899
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1855