Amman vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$383	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	63	75
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	4.01M	459K

The cost of living in Amman is 55% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5667th and 1277th ($1004 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1122nd 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 3456th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Virginia Beach

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	Amman	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.7	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$18476

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701