Amman vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$384	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$4482
😷 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 5330th and 62nd ($1032 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th 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 2337th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Amman	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000