Amman vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$2087
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$4665
🏠 One person rent	$398	$1268
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$2065
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$498
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$2248
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	98
😀 Quality of life	71	90
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.7M

The cost of living in Amman is 52% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 5492nd and 1764th ($1009 vs $2087) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Jordan and Spain, respectively. Check Jordan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.1 months in Barcelona. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 3561st and 229th 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	$7.09	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$1373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1063
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$2298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	3.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$6508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$4968
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$9.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$7.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$15137

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$548
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$748
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1072
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$915
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1732
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$987
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$718
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$837
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2108
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$807
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1817
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1998
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2153
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1021
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2142
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2347
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1808
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1855
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1850
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2937
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1947
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2303

Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1687
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1598
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1590
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1610
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1575
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1200
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1192
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1322
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1445
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1490
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1229
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1374
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1468
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1608
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1216
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1157
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1501
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1632
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1555
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1212
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1239
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1657
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1531
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1363
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2804
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1593
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1318
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1703