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Best Places to Live in Jordan (2026)

8 best-measured cities in Jordan, ranked on 29 livability metrics — cost, safety, healthcare, transport, and more. Institutional data, not crowdsourced.

As of the 2026-10-25 snapshot, Amman is the highest-scoring well-measured city in Jordan at 66/100. Updated 2026-10-25.

Highest overall livability

  1. Amman AmmanB66
  2. Zarqa ZarqaC64
  3. Irbid IrbidC64
  4. Wādī as Sīr AmmanC62
  5. Ṣuwayliḥ BalqaC62
  6. Khuraybat as Sūq AmmanC62
  7. As Salţ BalqaC62
  8. ‘Ajlūn AjlounC61

Most affordable

  1. Amman AmmanB88
  2. Zarqa ZarqaC84
  3. Irbid IrbidC84
  4. Wādī as Sīr AmmanC78
  5. Khuraybat as Sūq AmmanC78
  6. Ṣuwayliḥ BalqaC78
  7. As Salţ BalqaC77
  8. ‘Ajlūn AjlounC77

Safest

  1. Amman AmmanB87
  2. As Salţ BalqaC80
  3. ‘Ajlūn AjlounC80
  4. Ṣuwayliḥ BalqaC80
  5. Wādī as Sīr AmmanC79
  6. Khuraybat as Sūq AmmanC79
  7. Irbid IrbidC77
  8. Zarqa ZarqaC76