Amman vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$392	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$4411
😷 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 56% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5560th and 1246th ($1013 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1054th 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 64th in the United States, while ranked 2560th and 245th 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	$7.07	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$24650

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$546
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$740
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1122
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$978
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1821
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$724
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$895
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2207
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$910
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1909
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2061
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2154
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2274
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1062
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2260
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2346
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1870
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2000
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1946
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1981
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2027
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$3089
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2066
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2449

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736