Amman vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$384	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$6139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	87
😀 Quality of life	73	91
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.01M

The cost of living in Amman is 74% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5330th and 8th ($1032 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 2337th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs San Jose, United States

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	Amman	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$23151

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$538
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$745
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$771
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1205
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$1070
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1994
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$742
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$977
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2347
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$2133
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2336
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1149
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2466
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2465
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$2044
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1933
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$2125
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2873
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2201
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2541

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273