2.91/5
198 reviews
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Amman

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Amman is a city of contrasts—some parts like Abdoun offer upscale neighborhoods with modern comforts, but the city overall is quite crowded, dusty, and not particularly clean. While foreigners may find the culture interesting and the people generally friendly on the surface, cultural differences and societal norms, particularly around gender roles, can be challenging. Women may encounter unwanted attention, and social expectations for female behavior remain conservative in most public settings.

The cost of living is surprisingly high considering the average local salary, especially when it comes to daily expenses. However, housing can be more affordable depending on the neighborhood. Traffic is chaotic, driving rules are casually followed, and public transportation is underdeveloped and mostly used by lower-income residents. There’s no metro or train system, and walking can be difficult due to a lack of sidewalks and pedestrian infrastructure.

Despite the challenges, some expats find the lifestyle enjoyable if they limit their movements to richer areas and have enough disposable income. Access to restaurants, malls, and tourist destinations like Petra or Aqaba is manageable with proper planning. Overall, Amman is more livable than some may expect, but it requires adjustment and depends heavily on one's budget and lifestyle flexibility.

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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.

2 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.

5 years ago

✅ Friendly people

✅ Affordable housing (in some neighborhoods)

✅ Affordable to live

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ 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

❌ Very dirty

❌ Heavy traffic

❌ Limited public transport

❌ Gender inequality

❌ High cost of living

❌ Not walkable

❌ Freedom of speech is weak

❌ No democracy

❌ Not much to do

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ 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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Remote workers

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$1,444 / mo

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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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⭐️ Total score	2.91/5 (Rank #63) 198 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍2 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $1,771 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 11Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Nice: 18°C65°F (feels 18°C64°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 68%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Great: 27 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 31 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
🤮 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*	Okay
🧳 Lost luggage*	Good
🏥 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
👩 Female friendly	Bad
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Bad
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Middle East
🚩 Country	Jordan
🗓️ Average trip length	7 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	11 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌦 18°C 65°F + 😊 Comfy (68%) = feels 18°C 64°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 27 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 31 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 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	$1,771 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,146 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$2,715 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$776 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$723 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$1,202 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$452 / month
🏠 Median home price	$133,963
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$34 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$39 / 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	$5,999 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$4 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$4 / trip