Amman vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$2864
🏠 One person rent	$398	$525
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$907
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$1391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	64	77
😀 Quality of life	71	81
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.72M

The cost of living in Amman is 10% less expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 5492nd and 4913th ($1009 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Romania, respectively. Check Jordan vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.2 months in Bucharest. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 3561st and 646th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Bucharest

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	Amman	Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$98.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	7.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$3651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$6.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$61.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$79.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$14350

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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 Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749