Amman vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$3662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$8238
🏠 One person rent	$384	$2434
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$4002
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$4720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	100
😀 Quality of life	73	97
🏙️ Population	4.01M	8.8M

The cost of living in Amman is 72% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 5330th and 28th ($1032 vs $3662) 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.3 months in London. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2337th and 4th 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	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$98.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$9.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$2743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$2091
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$4437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$3517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$20829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$9663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$23.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$18.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$2713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$25686

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$538
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$745
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$771
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1205
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$1070
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1994
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$742
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$977
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2347
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$2133
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2336
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1149
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2466
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2465
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$2044
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1933
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$2125
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2873
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2201
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2541

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178