Amman vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$386	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	64	92
😀 Quality of life	68	86
🏙️ Population	4.01M	2.75M

The cost of living in Amman is 42% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5535th and 2624th ($994 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Rome. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 3048th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Rome

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	Amman	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$9864

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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	$1931
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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201