Amman vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$386	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	72
😀 Quality of life	68	78
🏙️ Population	4.01M	7.01M

The cost of living in Amman is 39% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5535th and 2911th ($994 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3048th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Riyadh

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	Amman	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$10598

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1930
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529