Amman vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$6281
🏠 One person rent	$398	$1609
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$2681
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$690
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$5052
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	64	88
😀 Quality of life	71	92
🏙️ Population	4.01M	653K

The cost of living in Amman is 62% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 5492nd and 587th ($1009 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 516th 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.9 months in Portland. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Portland ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 3561st and 139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Portland

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	Amman	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$2950
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$3.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$5.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$2.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$7.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$33.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$1740
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$19200

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$548
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$748
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1072
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$915
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1732
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$987
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$718
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$837
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2108
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$807
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1817
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1998
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2153
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1021
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2142
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2347
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1808
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1855
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1850
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2937
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1947
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2303

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2406
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2370
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2378
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2404
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2380
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2398
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2346
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2290
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2268
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2360
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2414
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2101
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2237
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2047
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2265
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2749
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2181
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2632
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2551
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2384
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2556
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2473
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2782
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2702
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2461
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2718
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2523
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2295
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1825
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2796
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2641
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2745