Amman vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$4362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	65	82
😀 Quality of life	73	89
🏙️ Population	4.01M	468K

The cost of living in Amman is 54% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5330th and 1363rd ($1032 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 2337th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Amman	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729