Places · Jordan
Living in Aqaba
Jordan · desert
Aqaba is a compact city of roughly 150,000 people with both the sea and mountains close by in Jordan. The climate is desert. It has a lively, popular feel and is considered very safe. A typical month of living costs around $1,200. Healthcare is reasonable, and the internet is generally reliable. People come here for diving, swimming, quiet days.
La sanità privata (4/5) è nettamente migliore di quella pubblica (1/5): metti in conto un’assicurazione.
At a glance
Who tends to love Aqaba
- Making a budget stretch further
- Feeling safe day to day
- Raising a family
- Anyone into diving
- Anyone into swimming
All parameters
📈 Popularity & prices: Growing
Accommodation prices have moved about +33% in the last 5 years.
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Good to know
- • Can get busy with visitors in peak season.
- • Natural risks worth checking: earthquake.
⚠️ The honest downsides
- •Tap water isn't reliably drinkable, budget for filtered or bottled.
- •Natural hazards to check locally: earthquakes.
- •Brutal summer heat is the norm; shade and AC matter.
Health, air (WHO PM2.5), water & crime figures are rough country-level estimates, verify for your case.
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