Amman vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$383	$1503
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$2821
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$2696
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	80
😀 Quality of life	68	90
🏙️ Population	4.01M	568K

The cost of living in Amman is 58% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5667th and 890th ($1004 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Jordan and Canada, respectively. Check Jordan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 3456th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Surrey

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	Amman	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.7	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$12698

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$692
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$598
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$630
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$730
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1536
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$934
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$707
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$721
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1838
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$705
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1614
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1768
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1872
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$847
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1866
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2115
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1544
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1651
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1674
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2085
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1741
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2020

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2330
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1983
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2650
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2220
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2278
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2185
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2469
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2609
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2576
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2569
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2821
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3091
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2866
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1913
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2784
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2901
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3229
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2908
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2491
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3179
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2743
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2655