Amman vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$8827
🏠 One person rent
$358
$2575
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$4722
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$762
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$7332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
63
97
😀 Quality of life
69
95
🏙️ Population
4.01M
874K

The cost of living in Amman is 74% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 5457th and 12th ($981 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Francisco. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 3121st and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$8.6
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$31490

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3123
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2965
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3127
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3147
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3042
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3163
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3046
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3219
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2969
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4148
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3583
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3518
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2840
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2968
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3567
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2660
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2881
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2697
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2922
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2860
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2900
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3195
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2824
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2947
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3313
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3003
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3733