Amman vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$2129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$4730
🏠 One person rent
$384
$1308
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$2082
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$2324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
98
😀 Quality of life
73
90
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.73M

The cost of living in Amman is 52% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 5330th and 1659th ($1032 vs $2129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and Spain, respectively. Check Jordan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 2337th and 174th 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
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$5.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$1418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$1098
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$2417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$1738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$35
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
3.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$7636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$5246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$7.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$866
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$16301

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812