Amman vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$4608
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$1707
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$3719
😷 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 46% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 5330th and 2305th ($1032 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1739th 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 1.9 months in Memphis. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 2337th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Amman	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$5.76
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$44
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$27334

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$538
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$745
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$771
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1205
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$1070
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1994
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$742
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$977
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2347
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$2133
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2336
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1149
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2466
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2465
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$2044
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1933
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$2125
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2873
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2201
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2541

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809