Amman vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$398	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$2219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	64	91
😀 Quality of life	71	89
🏙️ Population	4.01M	2.75M

The cost of living in Amman is 50% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5492nd and 1942nd ($1009 vs $2020) 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 0.5 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 3561st and 292nd 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	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$10916

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323