Amman vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$1841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$4103
🏠 One person rent
$386
$1100
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$1762
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$452
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$2025
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
64
98
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.7M

The cost of living in Amman is 46% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 5535th and 2276th ($994 vs $1841) 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 0.7 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 3048th and 270th 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
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$4.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$1176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$2073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$5914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$8.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$635
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$13290

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$552
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$608
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$679
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$996
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$877
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$710
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1930
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522