Amman vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$2028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$4874
🏠 One person rent	$398	$1133
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$1958
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$97.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$3458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	64	96
😀 Quality of life	71	91
🏙️ Population	4.01M	196K

The cost of living in Amman is 50% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 5492nd and 1913th ($1009 vs $2028) 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Brussels. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 3561st and 165th 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	$7.09	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$77.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$1090
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$879
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$1983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$4704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$1055
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$22658

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$548
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$748
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1072
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$915
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1732
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$987
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$718
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$837
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2108
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$807
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1817
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1998
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2153
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1021
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2142
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2347
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1808
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1855
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1850
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2937
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1947
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2303

Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818