Amman vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$5072
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1201
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$3838
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	81
😀 Quality of life	73	89
🏙️ Population	4.01M	577K

The cost of living in Amman is 51% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 5330th and 1786th ($1032 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1421st 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 Milwaukee. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 2337th and 224th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Amman	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$24100

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400