Amman vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$358
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$3776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
69
98
🏙️ Population
4.01M
4.53M

The cost of living in Amman is 58% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5457th and 933rd ($981 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Jordan and Australia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 3121st and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Melbourne

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Amman Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$7
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$18868

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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
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481