Amman vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$358
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
20
😀 Quality of life
69
52
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.18M

The cost of living in Amman is 10% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5457th and 6017th ($981 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3121st and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964