Amman vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$4988
🏠 One person rent	$392	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$2046
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$658
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$3697
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	96
😀 Quality of life	73	92
🏙️ Population	4.01M	196K

The cost of living in Amman is 51% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 5560th and 1872nd ($1013 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Belgium, respectively. Check Jordan vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.8 months in Brussels. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 2560th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Brussels

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	Amman	Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1092
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$1988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$58.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$5177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$3603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$64.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$19894

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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 Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857