Amman vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$5641
🏠 One person rent	$398	$1547
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$2678
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$3278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	78
😀 Quality of life	71	93
🏙️ Population	4.01M	662K

The cost of living in Amman is 59% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5492nd and 931st ($1009 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Jordan and Canada, respectively. Check Jordan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 3561st and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Vancouver

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	Amman	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$19787

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Cities near Amman

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

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2412
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2325
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2297
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1952
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2079
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2414
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2644
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1812
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2603
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2649
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2669
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2723
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2203
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2730
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2674
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2907
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3269
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3162
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3313
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2812