Amman vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$1028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$2743
🏠 One person rent
$368
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$1256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
62
22
😀 Quality of life
70
65
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.18M

The cost of living in Amman is 6% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5708th and 5456th ($962 vs $1028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 1.2 months in Medina. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2687th and 4452nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Amman vs Medina infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Amman vs Medina

Prices for goods and services in Amman and Medina are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Amman Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$94.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
2.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$92.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$5.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$2.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$9.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$3.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$552
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$8136

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Amman

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$867
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1067
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$992
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$832
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$880
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$750
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$858
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1019
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$829
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$601
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$827
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$828
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$345
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$281
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$833
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$260
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$299
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$270
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$230
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$227
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1278
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$879
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1615
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$557
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$963
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$843
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$576
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$247
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$529
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1695
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1366
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1483
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$279
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$739
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$793
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1693
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1700
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$962
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$892
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1039