Amman vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$4219
🏠 One person rent
$383
$1118
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1805
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$2221
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
98
😀 Quality of life
68
88
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.66M

The cost of living in Amman is 47% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 5667th and 2198th ($1004 vs $1887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 3456th and 238th 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
$7.7
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$4.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$6469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$4528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$6.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$65.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$11932

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581