Amman vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amman	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$981	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$358	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$348	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$1795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	63	92
😀 Quality of life	69	87
🏙️ Population	4.01M	2.87M

The cost of living in Amman is 42% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5457th and 2685th ($981 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 3121st and 230th 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	$7.28	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.82	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.64%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.11	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.1	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5798	$9800

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$602
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$625
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1011
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$849
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$1948
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1583
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$964
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$735
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$737
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1850
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$760
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1660
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1728
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1752
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$802
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1900
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2068
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1427
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1660
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1678
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1689
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2149
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1701
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2113

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229