Amman vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$2251
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$5339
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1290
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$2248
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$4308
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	88
😀 Quality of life	73	93
🏙️ Population	4.01M	776K

The cost of living in Amman is 54% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 5330th and 1384th ($1032 vs $2251) 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Frankfurt ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 2337th and 48th 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	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$92.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$1017
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$1825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$8499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$4451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$4.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$72.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$13.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$93.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$823
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$21222

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Cities near Amman

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

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1889
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1829
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1846
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1878
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1872
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1668
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1775
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1798
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1852
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1780
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1732
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1851
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1740
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1822
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1793
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1773
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1829
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1754
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1996
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1855
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1709
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1772
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1747
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1778