Amman vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$2384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$5758
🏠 One person rent	$392	$1405
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$2471
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$702
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$4498
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	86
😀 Quality of life	73	89
🏙️ Population	4.01M	430K

The cost of living in Amman is 58% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 5560th and 1119th ($1013 vs $2384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 959th 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 Minneapolis. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Minneapolis ranked 71st in the United States, while ranked 2560th and 263rd 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	$7.07	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$2803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$2106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$3392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$2176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$85.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$6.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$6.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$8.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$26188

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582