Amman vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$398	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$5254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	64	86
😀 Quality of life	71	93
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.39M

The cost of living in Amman is 71% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5492nd and 43rd ($1009 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 3561st and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs San Diego

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	Amman	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$28967

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$548
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$748
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1072
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$915
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1732
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$987
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$718
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$837
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2108
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$807
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1817
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1998
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2153
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1021
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2142
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2347
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1808
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1855
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1850
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2937
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1947
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2303

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782