Amman vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$1301
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$3087
🏠 One person rent	$398	$611
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$1505
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	64	19
😀 Quality of life	71	78
🏙️ Population	4.01M	630K

The cost of living in Amman is 22% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 5492nd and 4489th ($1009 vs $1301) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th in Jordan and Italy, respectively. Check Jordan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Palermo ranked 51st in Italy, while ranked 3561st and 1010th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Palermo

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	Amman	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$425
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$4312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$10700

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1046
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1141
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1085
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1161
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1298
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1271
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1176
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1232
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1666
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1579
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1697
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1951
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1739
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1770
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1577
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1200
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$487
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1689
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$607
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1518
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1605
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$529
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$577
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$375
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1217
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1191
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1291
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1319