Amman vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	65	19
😀 Quality of life	73	68
🏙️ Population	4.01M	955K

The cost of living in Amman is 41% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5330th and 3058th ($1032 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Jordan and Spain, respectively. Check Jordan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 2337th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Tenerife

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	Amman	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$7249

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$538
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$745
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$771
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1205
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$1070
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1994
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$742
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$977
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2347
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$2133
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2336
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1149
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2466
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2465
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$2044
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1933
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$2125
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2873
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2201
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2541

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469