Amman vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$384	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	65	95
😀 Quality of life	73	72
🏙️ Population	4.01M	6.21M

The cost of living in Amman is 6% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 5330th and 5029th ($1032 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Brazil, respectively. Check Jordan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 2337th and 2767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Amman	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$12842

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$538
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$745
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$771
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1205
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$1070
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1994
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$742
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$977
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2347
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$2133
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2336
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1149
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2466
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2465
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$2044
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1933
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$2125
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2873
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2201
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2541

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634