Amman vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$398	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$4336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	100
😀 Quality of life	71	99
🏙️ Population	4.01M	8.8M

The cost of living in Amman is 74% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 5492nd and 8th ($1009 vs $3851) 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.1 months in London. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3561st 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	$7.09	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$27583

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165