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Triplandio Amman guide covers 9 travel guides across 32 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 36 self-guided walking tours in Amman with 218 POI, spanning 156.2 km in total. Get inspired by 10 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Amman
City & Country Data Jordan (Amman)
Key travel data for Amman — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Jordan
Cost
HIGH
Safety
54
Health
55
Lifestyle
52
Infra
44
Rank
#63
Score
37
Tourists
1.2M/y
GDP/cap
$5.3k
Life Exp
78.0 yrs
Population
11.5M
Currency
JOD د.ا
Language
Arabic
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
911
💰 Prices in Amman
Coffee
$4.47
Beer
$8.47
Lunch
$7.04
Groceries
$22.67/w
Taxi/km
$1.41
Transit
$0.78
Fuel
$1.51/l
Internet
$31.98/m
Salary
$688/m
Best time to visit Amman (Jordan)
Now (July) avg: 27°C, mostly dry, moderate crowds. Best months to walk: Jul & Aug.
Live Temp
…
~Day / Night Temp
33°C / 22°C
Sunrise / Sunset
5:40 / 19:44
Local time
12:15
Best Months 
Jul & Aug
Jul & Aug
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Amman —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
Deep-fried balls made from ground chickpeas and spices. Chickpeas layered with yogurt sauce and toasted bread bits. A Levantine salad made from mixed greens, vegetables, and fried pita. A creamy dip made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, and garlic. Fried bulgur shells stuffed with spiced ground meat. A sweet dessert made with thin noodle-like pastry soaked in sugar syrup. Kofta baked in a creamy tahini sauce, served with flatbread. A traditional Jordanian dish made with lamb cooked in a fermented dried yogurt sauce. A savory upside-down dish with meat, rice, and vegetables. A hearty dish of cooked lentils and rice, garnished with crispy fried onions. A dip made from roasted eggplants mixed with tahini, garlic, and lemon. A refreshing salad made with bulgur, parsley, mint, and lemon juice.
Traditional Local Food
Amman (Jordan)
Snack
Vegan
Falafel
فلافل
fa-LA-fel
Main course
Vegetarian
Fattet Hummus
فتة حمص
FAH-tet HOOM-moos
Starter
Vegetarian
Fattoush
فتوش
faht-toosh
· Levantine bread salad
Starter
Vegan
Hummus
حمص
HUM-mus
Main course
Meat
Kibbeh
الكبة
KIB-beh
Dessert
Vegetarian
Knafeh
كنافة
kuh-NAH-feh
🥩
Main course
Meat
Kofta bil Tahini
كفتة بالطحينية
KOF-tah bil tah-hee-nah
Main course
Meat
Mansaf
منسف
mahn-sahf
· Lamb with yogurt sauce
Main course
Meat
Maqluba
مقلوبة
mah-KLOO-bah
· Upside-down rice and meat
Main course
Vegetarian
Mujadara
مجدره
moo-jah-dah-rah
Starter
Vegan
Mutabbal
متبل
moo-TUB-bal
Starter
Vegan
Tabbouleh
تبولة
ta-boo-leh
