3.67/5
223 reviews
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Amman

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Amman can be an interesting place to live, especially if you are based in the wealthier neighborhoods like Abdoun, where housing, nightlife, and amenities are more comfortable and accessible. The city has good dining and shopping options, and the small size of Jordan makes it easy to take day trips to destinations like Petra and Aqaba. However, there are significant drawbacks to keep in mind.

Public transport is limited and mostly used by lower-income residents, with taxis and Uber being the main alternatives—though taxis may be unreliable. The city is not walkable, with sidewalks often blocked or missing. Traffic is chaotic, with little adherence to rules. Downtown and other areas can be crowded and dirty, and there’s a stark contrast between the rich and poor.

The cost of living is surprisingly high, with prices similar to many European capitals, despite low local wages, creating economic strain. Women may find the culture challenging due to prevailing male dominance in public life. Despite cultural richness and friendly surface interactions, deeper integration can be difficult. Visitors and expats with enough resources will likely have a more positive experience if they focus on the better districts and plan around certain societal limitations.

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57 years ago

This was my first experience living in the Middle East. I lived here 2 years. It's such a diferent culture: the dressing, the food, the music, their traditions.

It's more modern than some other Arab countries but it is still a male dominant society. Female don't have a very active role in the public Jordanian society. Of course I met many couples where the woman is the dominant one and makes all the desicions, but it is the man that takes action in public.

As the minimum national salaries are around 300JD -395 Euros, I was expecting Amman to be cheaper, but surprisingly prices are similar to many Europeans capitals. Just housing can be cheaper depending on neighbourhood.
Amman is a dirty, crowded, trafficking and a poor city with some rich well kept neighbours, like Abdoun.
There is no much Middle class. It's a big contrast between luxury and poverty. And the government don't seem to care how can people survive with a salary of 300JD while the cheapest house is 300/ 350JD. The wives normally don't work. It's a family support system.

Foreigns pay more in places like the Downtown. That used to be a more traditional area and now is more "modernized"due to tourism.

To avoid male attention, I would recommend woman to just wear big cleavages and mini skirts in clubs and bars, in rich neighbours. Female foreigns are considered easy and promiscuous for having boyfriends and not marrying virgin.

Arabs are friendly but that doesn't mean that they like you. They are very envious, love to brag and to show off and the majority is inexperienced. They leave parents home to marry. The ones that studied in university maybe are a bit different.
Traffic is crazy and people don't follow any rules. They just respect traffic police and red traffic lights.
There are not many public transports . There are buses that are cheap but crowed and just used by poor people. Other option is uber. Taxis can be dirty and taxi drivers may smoke and talk on the phone while driving a client . There is no train or metro. So it's cars and people walking in the middle of the road s there are no side walks or zebras. side walks are used for stores, for trees or parking cars. Amman is not a walkble city.

If you have money to spend and just stay around the better areas, you will love Amman.

3 years ago

Much more livable that I expected. Downtown is a bit dusty and unclean, but suburbs are great, with lots of restaurants and malls. Furthermore Jordan is smaller than it seems, there is basically one road crossing the country from North to South and you can always visit Petra or the beaches of Aqaba in a daytrip. Just avoid Ramadan as it can be very annoying for foreigners with all the restrictions.

6 years ago

✅ Good restaurant and mall options

✅ Day trips to tourist spots possible

✅ Friendly people

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Warm now

✅ Warm in the spring

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ High quality of education

✅ Good hospitals

✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse

❌ Poor public transport

❌ Traffic and driving are chaotic

❌ High cost of living

❌ Dirty and crowded city areas

❌ Social inequality

❌ Male-dominated society

❌ Freedom of speech is weak

❌ No democracy

❌ Pretty slow internet

❌ Not much to do

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Very dry air now

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Feels crowded

❌ Difficult to do business

❌ Roads can be dangerous

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Not safe for women

❌ Not family friendly

❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Air quality

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✈️31min

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✈️33min

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11 Mbps

Montreal

Canada

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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✈️12h

$4,868 / mo

26 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 28° 82° 27° 80° AQI 42

✈️5h

$7,936 / mo

22 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 40° 104° 31° 87° 🥵 AQI 58 😷

✈️9h

$1,583 / mo

24 Mbps

San Francisco, CA

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65° AQI 38

✈️16h

$8,717 / mo

168 Mbps

Tokyo

Japan

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 29° 84° 26° 78° 🥵 AQI 46

✈️12h

$3,472 / mo

25 Mbps

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 54° 129° 40° 104° 🥵 AQI 149 😷

✈️3h

$5,335 / mo

11 Mbps

Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 33° 91° 29° 84° AQI 62 😷

✈️2h

$1,962 / mo

10 Mbps

Toronto

Canada

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 29° 84° 27° 79° AQI 57 😷

✈️12h

$5,091 / mo

26 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

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💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 33° 91° 29° 85° AQI 38

✈️4h

$5,710 / mo

34 Mbps

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 33° 91° 29° 84° AQI 49

✈️12h

$8,631 / mo

27 Mbps

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 33° 91° 29° 83° AQI 18

✈️5h

$4,889 / mo

37 Mbps

Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 33° 91° 29° 84° AQI 62 😷

✈️2h

$1,962 / mo

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Dubai

United Arab Emirates

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 54° 129° 40° 104° 🥵 AQI 149 😷

✈️3h

$5,335 / mo

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Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 39° 102° 35° 95° 🥵 AQI 3

✈️3h

$5,907 / mo

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Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 27

✈️4h

$5,711 / mo

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Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 33° 91° 29° 85° AQI 38

✈️4h

$5,710 / mo

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Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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✈️4h

$7,058 / mo

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Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 71° AQI 23

✈️4h

$7,675 / mo

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London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 28° 82° 27° 80° AQI 42

✈️5h

$7,936 / mo

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Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 33° 91° 29° 83° AQI 18

✈️5h

$4,889 / mo

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Chiang Mai

Thailand

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 36° 97° 29° 84° 🥵 AQI 42

✈️9h

$1,179 / mo

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Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 40° 104° 31° 87° 🥵 AQI 58 😷

✈️9h

$1,583 / mo

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Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 42° 108° 32° 89° 🥵 AQI 129 😷

✈️10h

$1,768 / mo

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Singapore

⭐️ OverallAll

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📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety great

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🌥 Feels 38° 100° 31° 88° 🥵 AQI 72 😷

✈️10h

$5,369 / mo

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Tokyo

Japan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 29° 84° 26° 78° 🥵 AQI 46

✈️12h

$3,472 / mo

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New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 33° 91° 29° 84° AQI 49

✈️12h

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1,200 remote workers in Amman now, of which 1+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

Members who have been here

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🎒 Nomad Score™	3.67/5 (Rank #28) 223 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍3 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $2,444 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 9 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥵 Too hot: 32°C90°F (feels 31°C88°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	🌵 Too dry: 28%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Great: 12 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 31 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
👩 Safe for women	Bad
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Bad
🤮 Food safety*	Okay
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🎓 Education level*	Mediocre
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very low: $341 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
😤 People density	🧘‍♀️ Low density: 6k ppl/km² (1 per 13x13m)
🚶 Walkability	Bad
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Good
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Okay
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Okay
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Okay
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Middle East
🚩 Country	Jordan
🗓️ Average trip length	7 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	9 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 32°C 90°F + 🌵 Too dry (28%) = feels 31°C 88°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 12 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 31 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood	Marka Sub-District
🚕 Best taxi app*	Careem
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	JOD 100 = USD 141
💻 Best coworking space	Zee Launch Pad
💻 Best alt. coworking space	V. Business Centre
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	9% of visitors return
📸 Visitors per year	930,000 visitors
📸 Tourists now	17,823 tourists
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	4,000,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$4,088 / year
😤 Population density	🤨 busy: 13x13m (169m²) per person
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 57% 👱‍♀️ 43%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 82% 👱‍♀️ 18%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Religious
🏠 Apartment listings	Airbnb
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Royal Falcon
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Royal Jordanian

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$2,444 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,540 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$2,716 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$776 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$1,506 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$2,776 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$452 / month
🏠 Median home price	$133,992
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$71 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$91 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$190 / month
🍛 Dinner	$7
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	0
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$6
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$3
👩‍🏫 International school	$6,000 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$4 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$4 / trip

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