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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 210 POI, spanning 149.7 km in total. Get inspired by 9 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 (September) avg: 24°C, mostly dry, moderate crowds. Best months to walk: Jul & Aug.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
30°C / 19°C
Sunrise / Sunset
6:27 / 18:28
Local time
1:24
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.
Chickpeas layered with yogurt sauce and toasted bread bits. A Levantine salad made from mixed greens, vegetables, and fried pita. Fried bulgur shells stuffed with spiced ground meat. 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 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)
Main course
Vegetarian
Fattet Hummus
فتة حمص
FAH-tet HOOM-moos
Starter
Vegetarian
Fattoush
فتوش
faht-toosh
· Levantine bread salad
Main course
Meat
Kibbeh
الكبة
KIB-beh
🥩
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
mak-loo-bah
· Upside-down rice and chicken
Starter
Vegan
Mutabbal
متبل
moo-TUB-bal
Starter
Vegan
Tabbouleh
تبولة
ta-boo-leh
