Amman vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	64	81
😀 Quality of life	68	91
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.43M

The cost of living in Amman is 51% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5535th and 1745th ($994 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1531st 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 San Antonio. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 3048th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs San Antonio

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	Amman	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$16552

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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	$1931
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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133