Amman vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$2269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$392	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$2462
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$4258
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	66
😀 Quality of life	73	98
🏙️ Population	4.01M	2.71M

The cost of living in Amman is 55% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 5560th and 1349th ($1013 vs $2269) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Jordan and Australia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 2560th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Brisbane

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	Amman	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$3002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$94.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$5145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$9.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1949
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$12459

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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 Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894