Amman vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$392	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$4258
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	65	99
😀 Quality of life	73	93
🏙️ Population	4.01M	3.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 70% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5560th and 72nd ($1013 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 2560th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Los Angeles

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	Amman	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$28004

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$546
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$740
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1122
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$978
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1821
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$724
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$895
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2207
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$910
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1909
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2061
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2154
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2274
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1062
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2260
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2346
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1870
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2000
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1946
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1981
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2027
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$3089
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2066
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2449

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974