Cost of living in Amman 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Amman, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
27.1
73% cheaper than New York
AmmanUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 300 JOD $423
1-bed apartment, outside centre 190 JOD $268
3-bed apartment, centre 512 JOD $722
Room in shared flat 95 JOD $134
Buy price per m2 1,200 JOD $1,692
Living cost excl. rent 566 JOD $798
Typical net salary 487 JOD $687
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.