Amman vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$7449
🏠 One person rent
$386
$1896
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$3549
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$746
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$6742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
64
80
😀 Quality of life
68
91
🏙️ Population
4.01M
737K

The cost of living in Amman is 67% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5535th and 158th ($994 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 3048th and 98th 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
$7.09
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$7.98
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$29407

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$552
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$608
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$679
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$996
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$877
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$710
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1930
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2156

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9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2642
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2973
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2595
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3239
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2718
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2741
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2625
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2759
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2785
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2606
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2623
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2726
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2462
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2784
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2642
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2532
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2579
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2637
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2338
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2589
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2517
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2604
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2644
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2604
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2449
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2598
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2460
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2571
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2406
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2692
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2542
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2527
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2523
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2093