Amman vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$2550
🏠 One person rent	$384	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$891
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	28
😀 Quality of life	73	66
🏙️ Population	4.01M	3M

The cost of living in Amman is 8% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 5330th and 5856th ($1032 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Jordan and Brazil, respectively. Check Jordan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.9 months in Brasilia. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Brasilia ranked 13th in Brazil, while ranked 2337th and 5032nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Brasilia

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	Amman	Brasilia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$61.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$96
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$2461
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$1684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$8.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$64.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$710
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$17564

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$538
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$745
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$771
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1205
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$1070
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1994
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$742
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$977
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2347
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$2133
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2336
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1149
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2466
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2465
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$2044
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1933
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$2125
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2873
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2201
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2541

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$763
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$575
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$725
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$800
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$704
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$712
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$703
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$680
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$625
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$728
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$639
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$651
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$639
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$626
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$622
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$653
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$676
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$623
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$659
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$640
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$597
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$645
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$693
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$618
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$665
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$616
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$672
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$638
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$669
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$764
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$715
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$636
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$686