Amman vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$2464
🏠 One person rent	$392	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$714
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$570
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	28
😀 Quality of life	73	62
🏙️ Population	4.01M	3M

The cost of living in Amman is 9% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 5560th and 6162nd ($1013 vs $928) 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 0.6 months in Brasilia. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Brasilia ranked 16th in Brazil, while ranked 2560th and 5658th 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	$7.07	$7.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$85.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$9.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$55.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$17134

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$546
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$740
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1122
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$978
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1821
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$724
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$895
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2207
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$910
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1909
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2061
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2154
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2274
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1062
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2260
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2346
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1870
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2000
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1946
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1981
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2027
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$3089
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2066
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2449

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675