Amman vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$383	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$4224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	63	81
😀 Quality of life	68	91
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.43M

The cost of living in Amman is 54% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5667th and 1380th ($1004 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1203rd 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 1.9 months in San Antonio. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 3456th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Amman	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.7	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$10912

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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

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137