Amman vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amman	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$981	$2422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$358	$1440
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$2388
🍽️ Food expenses	$348	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$4287
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	99
😀 Quality of life	69	91
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.6M

The cost of living in Amman is 59% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 5457th and 812th ($981 vs $2422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 735th 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 Philadelphia. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 3121st and 101st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Philadelphia

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	Amman	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.28	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.82	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$2870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$1950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.64%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$3808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$3933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$80.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.11	$32.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.1	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$1936
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5798	$15748

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Cities near Amman

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

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2282
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2266
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2334
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2242
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2418
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2422
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2402
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2196
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2390
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2434
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2469
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2281
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2618
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2419
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$1861
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2457
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2895
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2430
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2674
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2740
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2788
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2603
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2654
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2783
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2196
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2169
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2879
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2486
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2469
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2766