Amman vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	65	74
😀 Quality of life	73	88
🏙️ Population	4.01M	459K

The cost of living in Amman is 58% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5330th and 978th ($1032 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 841st 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 2337th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Amman	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$16143

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$538
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$745
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$771
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1205
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$1070
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1994
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$742
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$977
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2347
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$2133
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2336
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1149
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2466
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2465
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$2044
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1933
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$2125
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2873
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2201
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2541

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769