Amman vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$3306
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$7823
🏠 One person rent	$392	$2128
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$3806
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$6170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	100
😀 Quality of life	73	93
🏙️ Population	4.01M	690K

The cost of living in Amman is 69% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5560th and 92nd ($1013 vs $3306) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 62nd 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 1.9 months in Washington. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Washington ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 2560th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Washington

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	Amman	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$6.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$2369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1820
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$4324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$3337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$7337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$4181
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$5.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$198
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$24788

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3030
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2877
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2763
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2777
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2499
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2818
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2544
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2344
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2721
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2522
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2588
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3292
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2664
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2830
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2453
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2736
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2951
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2443
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2304
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2234
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2333
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1944
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2985
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2257
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2024
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2399
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2003