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Amman vs Beirut

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Amman edges it, 54 to 53, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Amman is stronger on internet, safety; Beirut on air quality, quality of life. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 4.7 of 54 points (scores 42/100)Safety: 7.6 of 54 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 7.9 of 54 points (scores 71/100)Internet: 6.5 of 54 points (scores 59/100)Visa ease: 3.8 of 54 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 6.1 of 54 points (scores 55/100)Climate: 6.5 of 54 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 5.6 of 54 points (scores 50/100)Quality of life: 5.4 of 54 points (scores 49/100)54
Amman
out of 100

Calm base for Jordan and the Levant

Full Amman profile →Where to stay in Amman →
Safety: 5.9 of 53 points (scores 47/100)Healthcare: 8.1 of 53 points (scores 65/100)Internet: 3.6 of 53 points (scores 29/100)Visa ease: 4.3 of 53 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 6.2 of 53 points (scores 50/100)Climate: 8.3 of 53 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 8.6 of 53 points (scores 69/100)Quality of life: 7.8 of 53 points (scores 62/100)53
Beirut
out of 100

Resilient Mediterranean city with legendary food

Full Beirut profile →Where to stay in Beirut →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAmmanBeirut
Cost of living42no data
Safety68 ✓47
Healthcare71 ✓65
Internet59 ✓29
Visa ease3434
Getting there & around55 ✓50
Climate5867 ✓
Air quality5069 ✓
Quality of life4962 ✓

Cost

MetricAmmanBeirut
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,588no data
Central one-bedroom rent$467no data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAmmanBeirut
Homicides per 100k0.84 ✓2.64
Political stability (0–100)60.1 ✓43.4
UHC service coverage (0–100)74 ✓67
Life expectancy75.6 yrs ✓74.3 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAmmanBeirut
Download18.6 Mbps ✓3.8 Mbps
Upload14.1 Mbps ✓2.9 Mbps

Visa

MetricAmmanBeirut
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa on arrivalvisa on arrival
Entry, EU passportvisa on arrivalvisa on arrival
Entry, UK passportvisa on arrivalvisa on arrival

Getting there and around

MetricAmmanBeirut
Non-stop airport destinations95 ✓56
Walkability (1–5, editorial)23 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)2 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricAmmanBeirut
Comfortable months per year78 ✓
Annual mean PM2.527.4 µg/m³19 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Amman or Beirut?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Amman or Beirut safer?
Amman scores higher on safety (68 vs 47), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Amman or Beirut?
Amman: a measured median of 18.6 Mbps versus 3.8 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.