Amman vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$6548
🏠 One person rent	$392	$1798
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$3108
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$723
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$4529
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	54
😀 Quality of life	73	87
🏙️ Population	4.01M	525K

The cost of living in Amman is 64% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 5560th and 346th ($1013 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 285th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 2560th and 376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Sacramento

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	Amman	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$23546

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859