Amman vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$392
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
23
😀 Quality of life
73
69
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.41M

The cost of living in Amman is 13% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5560th and 4849th ($1013 vs $1168) 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 0.4 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 2560th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Medina

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Amman Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$5515

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010