Amman vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$2230
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$5257
🏠 One person rent	$392	$1250
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$2174
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$4800
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	88
😀 Quality of life	73	95
🏙️ Population	4.01M	776K

The cost of living in Amman is 55% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 5560th and 1425th ($1013 vs $2230) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and Germany, respectively. Check Jordan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 2.2 months in Frankfurt. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Frankfurt ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 2560th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Frankfurt

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	Amman	Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$5.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$2308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$8454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$4665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$22.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$9.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$90.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$18543

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Cities near Amman

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

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1891
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1831
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1874
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1864
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1866
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1681
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1768
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1732
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1836
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1808
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1742
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1832
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1779
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1841
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1802
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1807
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1849
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1780
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1939
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1760
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1787
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1786
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1776
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1801