Amman vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$6191
🏠 One person rent
$383
$1670
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$4470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
54
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
4.01M
525K

The cost of living in Amman is 62% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 5667th and 501st ($1004 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 443rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 3456th and 281st 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
$7.7
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$7.27
 Cappuccino
$4.53
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$30262

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Cities near Amman

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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Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2678
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2722
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2757
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2839
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2929
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2667
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2553
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2861
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2613
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2724
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3171
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2593
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3186
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3509
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2718
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2254
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2907
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2194
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3105
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2890
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2934
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3510
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2845
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2726
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2714
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2885
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2557
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2561
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3088
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2250
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2949
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2831
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2922
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2851