Amman vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$383	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$4627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	68	99
🏙️ Population	4.01M	8.8M

The cost of living in Amman is 71% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 5667th and 37th ($1004 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.4 months in London. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3456th and 2nd 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	$7.7	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$25830

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$692
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$598
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$630
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$730
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1536
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$934
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$707
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$721
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1838
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$705
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1614
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1768
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1872
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$847
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1866
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2115
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1544
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1651
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1674
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2085
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1741
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2020

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055