Amman vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amman	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$981	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$358	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$348	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	95
😀 Quality of life	69	64
🏙️ Population	4.01M	12.4M

The cost of living in Amman is 6% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5457th and 5031st ($981 vs $1042) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 3121st and 4799th 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	$7.28	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.82	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.64%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.11	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.1	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5798	$12031

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$602
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$625
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1011
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$849
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$1948
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1583
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$964
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$735
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$737
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1850
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$760
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1660
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1728
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1752
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$802
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1900
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2068
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1427
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1660
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1678
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1689
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2149
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1701
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2113

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659