Amman vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$386	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	54
😀 Quality of life	68	54
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.49M

The cost of living in Amman is 48% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5535th and 7055th ($994 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Jordan and Brazil, respectively. Check Jordan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 3048th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Recife

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	Amman	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$14050

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1930
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509