Amman vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$5984
🏠 One person rent
$383
$1542
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$2792
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$4931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
82
😀 Quality of life
68
89
🏙️ Population
4.01M
468K

The cost of living in Amman is 59% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5667th and 806th ($1004 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 719th 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 2 months in Raleigh. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 3456th and 202nd 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
$7.7
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$22229

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
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$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753