Amman vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$1891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$4432
🏠 One person rent
$398
$1087
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1566
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$3456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
64
66
😀 Quality of life
71
89
🏙️ Population
4.01M
633K

The cost of living in Amman is 47% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 5492nd and 2352nd ($1009 vs $1891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1822nd in Jordan and the United States, respectively. Check Jordan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Memphis ranked 93rd in the United States, while ranked 3561st and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Memphis

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Amman Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$5.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$1417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$9.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$5.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$7.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$1574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$27140

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2392
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2182
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2021
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1854
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2087
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2306
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1994
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1749
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1858
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2034
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1635
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1670
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1837
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1813
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1637
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1843
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1948
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1593
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1878
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$2033
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1404
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1960
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$2007
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1763
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1783
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1966
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1685
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1710
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2041
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1889
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1828
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2165
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2609
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1397
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1354
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1830
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2855