Amman vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$3160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$6927
🏠 One person rent
$368
$2079
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$3260
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$734
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$4453
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
97
😀 Quality of life
70
90
🏙️ Population
4.01M
441K

The cost of living in Amman is 70% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 5708th and 21st ($962 vs $3160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 0.6 months in Amman compared to 1.4 months in Oakland. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Oakland ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 2687th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Oakland

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Amman Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$92.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$7.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$2104
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1778
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$4906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$2434
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$8345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$8270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$5.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$5.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$5.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$6.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$59.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$166
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$2046
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$19921

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

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4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3193
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$2854
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2005
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$2616
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2013
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$3507
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2012
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$1890
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$2025
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$1996
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$2012
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2946
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2465
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$2437
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$2017
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$2016
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$1928
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2238
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2021
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$2025
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$2026
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$2012
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2259
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2800
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$2183
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3380
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$2012
29 km or 18 mi Union
$2019
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2008
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$2017
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$3121
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$2044
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$2012
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$3305
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$2023
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3178
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3271
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$2908
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$2008
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$2020