Amman vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$4086
🏠 One person rent
$358
$1039
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1779
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$2149
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
98
😀 Quality of life
69
88
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.64M

The cost of living in Amman is 45% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 5457th and 2423rd ($981 vs $1773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Jordan and Spain, respectively. Check Jordan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.2 months in Barcelona. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 3121st and 193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Barcelona

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Amman Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$4.16
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$3928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$12100

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437