Amman vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$398	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	64	100
😀 Quality of life	71	100
🏙️ Population	4.01M	5.35M

The cost of living in Amman is 56% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5492nd and 1249th ($1009 vs $2308) 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 3561st and 1st 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	$7.09	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$22799

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Cities near Amman

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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988