Amman vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$7446
🏠 One person rent
$398
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$3407
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$810
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$6556
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
64
80
😀 Quality of life
71
93
🏙️ Population
4.01M
737K

The cost of living in Amman is 68% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5492nd and 125th ($1009 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 92nd 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 3561st and 99th 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
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$8.17
 Cappuccino
$4.11
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$29883

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2652
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2723
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2552
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3269
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2674
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$2745
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$2730
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$2812
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2669
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2741
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2641
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2525
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2796
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2655
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2523
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$2609
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2632
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$2295
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2649
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2461
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2702
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2782
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2473
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2603
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2384
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$2632
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$2551
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
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80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
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109 km or 68 mi Centralia
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119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2114