Amman vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$1578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$3906
🏠 One person rent
$368
$885
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1526
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$480
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$2881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
62
97
😀 Quality of life
70
90
🏙️ Population
4.01M
189K

The cost of living in Amman is 39% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 5708th and 2591st ($962 vs $1578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and Belgium, respectively. Check Jordan vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 2687th and 128th 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
$7.73
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$692
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1532
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$1243
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$4253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$3593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$8.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$24215

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Cities near Amman

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1413
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1345
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1410
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1438
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1371
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1407
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1414
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1457
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1454
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1708
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1407
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1448
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1408
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1390
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1479
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1405
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1425
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1443
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1410
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1391
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1312
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1408
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1418
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1551
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1372
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1389
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1406
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1403
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1252
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1389
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1556
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1351
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1408
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1401
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1449
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1466
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1338
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1558
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1505
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1537