Amman vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$5582
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1419
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$2230
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$4178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	71
😀 Quality of life	73	89
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.61M

The cost of living in Amman is 57% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 5330th and 1041st ($1032 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 896th 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 1.7 months in Phoenix. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 2337th and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Amman	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$21660

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804