Amman vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$8266
🏠 One person rent
$358
$1974
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$4255
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$783
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$5741
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
97
😀 Quality of life
69
93
🏙️ Population
4.01M
441K

The cost of living in Amman is 69% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 5457th and 85th ($981 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 3121st and 61st 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
$7.28
$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$180
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$19305

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3358
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2840
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3042
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2881
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3046
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2660
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$2929
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3130
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3133
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2860
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2968
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3147
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3163
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3219
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2947
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3518
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3583
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3135
29 km or 18 mi Union
$2922
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2824
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3109
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4148
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3567
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2900
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3003
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3644
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3186
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3313