Amman vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$4040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$8690
🏠 One person rent
$392
$2814
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$4668
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$830
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$7450
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
65
97
😀 Quality of life
73
95
🏙️ Population
4.01M
874K

The cost of living in Amman is 75% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 5560th and 7th ($1013 vs $4040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.8 months in San Francisco. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 2560th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$98.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$7.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$3172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$2480
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$4983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$4258
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$10615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$9151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$4.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$5.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$5.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$3.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$1918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$21243

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3252
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3245
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3277
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3212
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$3058
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3242
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3264
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$3073
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3255
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3083
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3282
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3058
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3346
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3007
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4102
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3831
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3604
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2929
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2893
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3593
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2910
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2983
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3359
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3771
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3778
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3137
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2859
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2380
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3182
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2807
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2783
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3395
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3382
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3261
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3094
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3805