Amman vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$2881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$6573
🏠 One person rent
$368
$1844
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$3045
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$6182
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
77
😀 Quality of life
70
90
🏙️ Population
4.01M
737K

The cost of living in Amman is 67% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5708th and 64th ($962 vs $2881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Seattle ranked 24th in the United States, while ranked 2687th and 113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Seattle

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Amman Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$7.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$2005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$3561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$2571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$56.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$7767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$5281
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$5.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$5.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$164
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$27
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$1637
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$28061

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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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9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2007
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3222
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2024
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2341
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2024
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2030
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2714
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2327
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$2969
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$1963
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2303
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2619
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2016
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2014
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2658
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2017
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2015
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2427
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2150
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2020
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2023
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2025
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2001
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2175
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2462
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2440
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2042
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2421
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2022
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2178
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2015
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2230
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2391
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2208
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2843
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2056
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2212
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2064
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2108
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2046