Amman vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$398	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$4437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	64	82
😀 Quality of life	71	90
🏙️ Population	4.01M	468K

The cost of living in Amman is 57% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5492nd and 1213th ($1009 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1060th 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 Raleigh. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 3561st and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Raleigh

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	Amman	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$24117

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766