Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 12.5% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Amman, you would:
pay 57.7% more for restaurants
Amman
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$5.85
R$29.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$6.82
R$34.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$1.20
R$6.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$0.80
R$4.06
|
|
pay 30.9% more for groceries
Amman
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
$1.78
R$9.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
$5.19
R$26.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
$4.10
R$20.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
$2.39
R$12.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
$1.61
R$8.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$0.94
R$4.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
$0.61
R$3.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
$0.48
R$2.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
$0.67
R$3.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
$0.49
R$2.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.58
R$2.95
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
Amman
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
$4.15
R$21.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.43
JOD40.000
|
$47.57
R$242.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,212.72
JOD20,000.000
|
$25,345.08
R$129,376.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
$8.07
R$41.20
|
|
pay 17.9% less for housing
Amman
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
$20.58
R$105.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.83
JOD270.680
|
$401.50
R$2,049.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.94
JOD194.910
|
$242.40
R$1,237.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.76
JOD49.460
|
$53.80
R$274.63
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Amman
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.33
JOD174.620
|
$530.73
R$2,709.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,685.43
JOD4,030.400
|
$12,185.14
R$62,200.25
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
Amman
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$1.95
R$9.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
$1.95
R$9.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$2.24
R$11.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.83
JOD41.710
|
$26.15
R$133.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
$7.80
R$39.81
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
Amman
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.60
JOD45.800
|
$57.37
R$292.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.83
JOD39.580
|
$45.12
R$230.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.30
JOD81.740
|
$65.72
R$335.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.89
JOD65.140
|
$62.37
R$318.37
|
|
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