Amman vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$392	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$491
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	65	95
😀 Quality of life	73	67
🏙️ Population	4.01M	6.21M

The cost of living in Amman is 0% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 5560th and 5559th ($1013 vs $1013) 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 4th in Brazil, while ranked 2560th and 4845th 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	$7.07	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$13739

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$546
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$740
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1122
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$978
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1821
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$724
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$895
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2207
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$910
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1909
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2061
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2154
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2274
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1062
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2260
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2346
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1870
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2000
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1946
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1981
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2027
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$3089
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2066
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2449

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631