Amman vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$383	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$5811
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	68	94
🏙️ Population	4.01M	690K

The cost of living in Amman is 68% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5667th and 93rd ($1004 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 3456th and 41st 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	$7.7	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$23453

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948