Amman vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$2434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$5848
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1415
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$2495
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$4333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	86
😀 Quality of life	73	88
🏙️ Population	4.01M	430K

The cost of living in Amman is 58% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 5330th and 1017th ($1032 vs $2434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 876th 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 Minneapolis. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Minneapolis ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 2337th and 283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Minneapolis

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	Amman	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$2834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$2128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$3389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$2191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$7.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$6.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$6.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$8.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$1397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$26236

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618