Amman vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amman	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$981	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$358	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$348	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$4098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	69	98
🏙️ Population	4.01M	8.91M

The cost of living in Amman is 70% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 5457th and 38th ($981 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Jordan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.2 months in London. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3121st and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs London

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	Amman	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.28	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.82	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.64%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.11	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.1	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5798	$25471

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908