Amman vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$8713
🏠 One person rent	$398	$2867
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$4681
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$852
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$7086
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	64	97
😀 Quality of life	71	97
🏙️ Population	4.01M	874K

The cost of living in Amman is 75% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 5492nd and 5th ($1009 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.7 months in San Francisco. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 3561st and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs San Francisco

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	Amman	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$18564

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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 Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3254
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2961
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3109
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3230
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3218
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3026
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3285
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3014
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3317
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3071
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3797
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3756
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3634
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2950
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2858
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3553
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2826
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2910
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3818
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2850
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2381
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3094
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2823
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2764
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3133
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3765