Amman vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$7799
🏠 One person rent
$384
$2094
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$3648
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$836
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$5290
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
97
😀 Quality of life
73
93
🏙️ Population
4.01M
441K

The cost of living in Amman is 68% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 5330th and 95th ($1032 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 1.6 months in Oakland. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Oakland ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 2337th and 70th 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
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$7.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$179
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$20453

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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 Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3559
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2906
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3102
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2968
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3086
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2822
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$3873
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3252
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3264
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2848
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2893
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3261
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3276
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3310
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2905
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2748
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3588
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3797
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3245
29 km or 18 mi Union
$3075
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2804
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3088
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4178
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3577
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3357
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2393
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3234
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3486
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3728
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3616
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3357