Amman vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$392	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	99
😀 Quality of life	73	98
🏙️ Population	4.01M	5.45M

The cost of living in Amman is 64% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5560th and 348th ($1013 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Australia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2560th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Sydney

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	Amman	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$21946

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$546
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$740
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1122
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$978
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1821
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$724
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$895
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2207
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$910
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1909
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2061
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2154
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2274
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1062
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2260
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2346
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1870
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2000
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1946
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1981
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2027
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$3089
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2066
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2449

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864