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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amman	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$981	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$358	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$348	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$6928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	63	87
😀 Quality of life	69	92
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.01M

The cost of living in Amman is 72% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5457th and 22nd ($981 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 Jose, United States. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 3121st and 69th 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	$7.28	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.82	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.64%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.11	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.1	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5798	$15889

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Cities near Amman

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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123