Amman vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$383
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
20
😀 Quality of life
68
67
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.41M

The cost of living in Amman is 18% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5667th and 6257th ($1004 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3456th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934