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

Amman San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$2972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$6518
🏠 One person rent
$368
$2014
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$3151
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$6628
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
62
87
😀 Quality of life
70
93
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.01M

The cost of living in Amman is 68% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5708th and 41st ($962 vs $2972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 0.6 months in Amman compared to 2.2 months in San Jose, United States. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs San Jose, United States ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 2687th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$7.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$5.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$2038
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1728
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$3636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$13192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$9160
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$77.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$4.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$3.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$124
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$1926
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$27906

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$2013
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$2379
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$2668
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$2420
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$2028
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2339
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3331
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$2950
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$2013
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$2713
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$2008
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$2908
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$2023
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$2020
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3271
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3225
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$2012
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3178
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2041
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$2986
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2105
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$2044
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$2183
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2465
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$2017
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$1890
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3380
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$1996
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2616
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$2012
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2238
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2437
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$2025
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3193
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$1910
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$2017
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3160