Amman vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$383	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	99
😀 Quality of life	68	99
🏙️ Population	4.01M	4.84M

The cost of living in Amman is 64% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5667th and 312th ($1004 vs $2801) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3456th and 4th 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	$7.7	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754