Amman vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$2116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$4761
🏠 One person rent
$392
$1285
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$2102
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$515
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$2516
😷 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 5560th and 1722nd ($1013 vs $2116) 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 0.4 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 2560th and 205th 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
$7.07
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$6.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$1395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$1073
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$2392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$7050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$4924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$27.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$7.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$73
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$777
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$16675

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797