Amman vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$392	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	96
😀 Quality of life	73	74
🏙️ Population	4.01M	11.5M

The cost of living in Amman is 9% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5560th and 5003rd ($1013 vs $1115) 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 0.4 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 2560th and 2408th 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	$7.07	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$16798

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719