Amman vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$383	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	68	100
🏙️ Population	4.01M	5.03M

The cost of living in Amman is 58% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5667th and 923rd ($1004 vs $2397) 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 1.8 months in Melbourne. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 3456th 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	$7.7	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$21306

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Cities near Amman

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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913