Jordan vs Saudi Arabia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jordan Saudi Arabia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$871
$1194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$321
$601
🏘️ Family rent
$561
$961
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$2263
💸 GDP per capita
$4482
$28895
😃 Human freedom index
6.32
4.53
❤️ Life expectancy
74.2
77.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
52
🌐 English speaking %
45%
55%
🎓 Higher education
67
80
😀 Quality of life
53
63
🏙️ Population
10.4M
33M

The average cost of living in Jordan ($871) is 27% less expensive than in Saudi Arabia ($1194). Jordan ranked 107th vs 53rd for Saudi Arabia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jordan compared to 1.9 months in Saudi Arabia. Ranked 74th and 55th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jordan vs Saudi Arabia

We calculate prices for Jordan and Saudi Arabia as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 22 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Jordan Saudi Arabia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.63
$1.78
 Cappuccino
$3.41
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$1160
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.3
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.23%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1022
$1903
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$701
$1194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$7.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.07
$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$96.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.4
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$5.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4860
$7809

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jordan

City Cost of living Population
Amman
$1004
4.01M
Irbid
$630
1.91M
Aqaba
$694
140K
Al-Salt
$692
108K
Jerash
$598
50.7K
Al-Karak
$707
32.2K
Ma'an
$777
30K
Tafilah
$640
23.5K

In Saudi Arabia

City Cost of living Population
Riyadh
$1586
7.01M
Jeddah
$1123
4.7M
Mecca
$940
2.43M
Medina
$853
1.41M
Dammam
$989
903K
Tabuk
$988
886K
Qatif
$878
625K
Jubail
$928
379K
Yanbu
$837
299K
Al-Mubarraz
$783
299K
Unaizah
$940
250K
Abha
$915
236K
Dhahran
$870
138K
Ha'il
$944
311K
Sakakah
$806
150K
Ar Rass
$828
92.5K
Bareq
$895
75.4K
Najran
$934
72K
Al Wajh
$879
50K
Dumat al-Jandal
$821
45.3K
Bisha
$895
31.5K
As Sulayyil
$1021
8.21K