Amman vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$386	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	64	19
😀 Quality of life	68	75
🏙️ Population	4.01M	630K

The cost of living in Amman is 13% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 5535th and 4672nd ($994 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in Jordan and Italy, respectively. Check Jordan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 3048th and 1060th 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	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$9746

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Cities near Amman

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

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159