Amman vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$4402
🏠 One person rent
$383
$1073
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1650
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$554
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$3551
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
67
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
4.01M
633K

The cost of living in Amman is 45% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 5667th and 2338th ($1004 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1841st 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Memphis ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 3456th and 247th 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
$7.7
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$1428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$27502

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2358
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2122
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2055
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2065
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1818
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2064
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2262
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2030
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1736
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1839
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$1995
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1687
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1883
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1774
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1849
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1656
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1781
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1806
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1615
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1798
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1836
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1323
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1985
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1756
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1802
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1516
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1795
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1983
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1586
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1708
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2028
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1926
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1854
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$1607
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2552
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1543
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1325
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2670