Amman vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$386	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	37
😀 Quality of life	68	73
🏙️ Population	4.01M	6.44K

The cost of living in Amman is 37% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5535th and 3109th ($994 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and Malta, respectively. Check Jordan vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 3048th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Valletta

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	Amman	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$8456

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348