Amman vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$398	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$690
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	64	56
😀 Quality of life	71	44
🏙️ Population	4.01M	43.9K

The cost of living in Amman is 6% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 5492nd and 5084th ($1009 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and the Palestine, respectively. Check Jordan vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 3561st and 7218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Ramallah

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	Amman	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$4130

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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 Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1732
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1998
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2347
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2142
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$915
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1947
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$807
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$837
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2303
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2153
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2064
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2937
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2108
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1021
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$548
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2247
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1850