Amman vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$2579
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$6206
🏠 One person rent
$358
$1561
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$2793
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$659
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$4648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
63
89
😀 Quality of life
69
88
🏙️ Population
4.01M
653K

The cost of living in Amman is 62% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 5457th and 564th ($981 vs $2579) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 507th 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 Portland. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Portland ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 3121st and 175th 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
$7.28
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$7.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$3075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$4914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$3836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$5.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$5.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$19330

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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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$2409
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2383
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2341
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$2324
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$2168
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2366
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2335
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2477
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2372
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$2203
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2315
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$2246
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2455
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2300
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2262
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$2259
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$1988
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2245
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2118
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2239
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2470
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$2052
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2281
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2546
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2500
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2402
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2704
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2461
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1940
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2733
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2652
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$2830
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2928
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2597
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1881
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2827
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2549
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2585
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2463