Amman vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$386
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
64
20
😀 Quality of life
68
66
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.41M

The cost of living in Amman is 18% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5535th and 4439th ($994 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3048th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$7421

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$552
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$608
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$679
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$996
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$877
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$710
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1930
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905