Amman vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$398	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$2945
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	64	100
😀 Quality of life	71	95
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.8M

The cost of living in Amman is 47% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5492nd and 2306th ($1009 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd in Jordan and Canada, respectively. Check Jordan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 3561st and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Montreal

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	Amman	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$4789

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$548
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$748
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1072
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$915
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1732
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$987
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$718
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$837
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2108
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$807
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1817
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1998
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2153
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1021
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2142
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2347
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1808
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1855
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1850
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2937
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1947
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2303

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811