Amman vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$4406
🏠 One person rent	$392	$1052
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$3391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	66
😀 Quality of life	73	87
🏙️ Population	4.01M	633K

The cost of living in Amman is 45% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 5560th and 2663rd ($1013 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1875th 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Memphis ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 2560th and 362nd 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	$7.07	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$27314

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Cities near Amman

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

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822