Amman vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$398	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	95
😀 Quality of life	71	69
🏙️ Population	4.01M	11.5M

The cost of living in Amman is 4% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5492nd and 5192nd ($1009 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Brazil, respectively. Check Jordan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 3561st and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Sao Paulo

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	Amman	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$15428

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$548
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$748
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1072
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$915
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1732
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$987
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$718
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$837
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2108
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$807
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1817
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1998
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2153
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1021
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2142
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2347
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1808
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1855
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1850
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2937
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1947
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2303

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666