Amman vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$1958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$4780
🏠 One person rent	$383	$1120
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$1989
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$598
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$3047
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	96
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	4.01M	196K

The cost of living in Amman is 49% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 5667th and 1988th ($1004 vs $1958) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 3456th and 173rd 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	$7.7	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$1032
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$4722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$4382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$3.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$23380

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$692
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$598
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$630
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$730
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1536
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$934
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$707
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$721
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1838
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$705
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1614
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1768
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1872
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$847
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1866
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2115
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1544
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1651
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1674
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2085
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1741
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2020

Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762