Amman vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$398
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
64
22
😀 Quality of life
71
70
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.41M

The cost of living in Amman is 15% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5492nd and 4743rd ($1009 vs $1182) 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3561st and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$5508

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987