Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between 'ajlun and 'anjarah

For one person, living is cheaper in 'anjarah: $420 a month against $945 in 'ajlun, rent and utilities included – about $6,300 less a year. Other living expenses account for most of the difference.

'ajlun
🇯🇴 Jordan
$945
/mo nomad
'anjarah
🇯🇴 Jordan
$420
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: 'ajlun is 162.5% more expensive than 'anjarah without rent, and 125% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: 'ajlun is 235.7% more expensive than 'anjarah without rent, and 162.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
'ajlun
'anjarah
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.08 JOD 5.01
$3.48 JOD 2.46
103.45%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$66.6 JOD 47.13
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-
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.15 JOD 5.06
-
-
Cappuccino
$4.49 JOD 3.18
$2.11 JOD 1.49
112.80%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.34 JOD 0.24
$0.40 JOD 0.28
-15.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.43 JOD 0.31
$0.36 JOD 0.26
19.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$8.62 JOD 6.10
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-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$10.78 JOD 7.63
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
'ajlun
'anjarah
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.45 JOD 1.03
$1.37 JOD 0.97
5.84%
White Bread (500g)
$0.71 JOD 0.50
$0.29 JOD 0.21
144.83%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.58 JOD 1.12
$1.14 JOD 0.81
38.60%
Eggs
$2.48 JOD 1.76
$1.39 JOD 0.98
78.42%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.21 JOD 6.52
$5.48 JOD 3.88
68.07%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.53 JOD 4.62
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-
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.72 JOD 9.00
$11.44 JOD 8.10
11.19%
Apples (1kg)
$1.11 JOD 0.78
$1.72 JOD 1.22
-35.47%
Banana (1kg)
$1.15 JOD 0.82
$2.74 JOD 1.94
-58.03%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.15 JOD 0.82
$1.38 JOD 0.98
-16.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.84 JOD 0.60
$0.74 JOD 0.52
13.51%
Potato (1kg)
$0.82 JOD 0.58
$1.09 JOD 0.77
-24.77%
Onion (1kg)
$0.74 JOD 0.53
-
-
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.63 JOD 0.45
$0.36 JOD 0.26
75.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.65 JOD 0.46
$0.54 JOD 0.38
20.37%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.98 JOD 2.82
$3.44 JOD 2.43
15.70%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.94 JOD 14.82
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-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$5.15 JOD 3.65
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-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.05 JOD 3.57
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🚌 Getting Around
'ajlun
'anjarah
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.54 JOD 0.38
$0.36 JOD 0.26
50.00%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.63 JOD 0.44
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-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.44 JOD 1.02
-
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.01 JOD 4.96
-
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.68 JOD 1.19
$1.29 JOD 0.91
30.23%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.6K JOD 25.2K
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-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$35.0K JOD 24.7K
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🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
'ajlun
'anjarah
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$48.83 JOD 34.56
$60.9 JOD 43.08
-19.79%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$14.15 JOD 10.01
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-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$27.87 JOD 19.72
$44.86 JOD 31.74
-37.87%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
'ajlun
'anjarah
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$27.98 JOD 19.80
-
Cinema Ticket
$11.34 JOD 8.02
-
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
'ajlun
'anjarah
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$487 JOD 345
-
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$9,323 JOD 6,598
-
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
'ajlun
'anjarah
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$62.6 JOD 44.33
-
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$83.3 JOD 58.9
-
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$125 JOD 88.8
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Men's Leather Business Shoes
$86.3 JOD 61.1
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🏠 Accommodation & Living
'ajlun
'anjarah
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$287 JOD 203
$140 JOD 99.3
104.57%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$209 JOD 148
$113 JOD 79.9
84.95%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$421 JOD 298
$210 JOD 149
100.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$281 JOD 199
$180 JOD 128
55.93%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$327 JOD 231
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$282 JOD 200
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💵 Salaries & Financials
'ajlun
'anjarah
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$683 JOD 484
$921 JOD 652
-25.82%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.81
0
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CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for 'ajlun: October 6, 2026

Last update for 'anjarah: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Groceries & Markets
'ajlun
$250
'anjarah
–
Accommodation & Living
'ajlun
$209
'anjarah
–
Eating Out
'ajlun
$200
'anjarah
–
Clothing & Footwear
'ajlun
$161
'anjarah
–
Monthly Utilities & Internet
'ajlun
$91
'anjarah
–
Sport & Entertainment
'ajlun
$23 *
'anjarah
–
Getting Around
'ajlun
$10 *
'anjarah
–

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know
🇯🇴 'ajlun
🇯🇴 'anjarah
🕒 Local time
14:28 2:28 PM
14:28 2:28 PM
Same time as 'ajlun
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
125,557
17,634
💱 Currency
Exchange rates and currency converter

USD, EUR to JOD – Jordanian Dinar Converter

Jordanian Dinar exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 0.708 JOD (1 JOD = 1.41 USD). 1 EUR = 0.793 JOD (1 JOD = 1.26 EUR).

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