Abuja vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$2449
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$666
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$468
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
39
64
😀 Quality of life
22
71
🏙️ Population
1.69M
4.01M

The cost of living in Abuja is 50% more expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 3914th and 5492nd ($1514 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Jordan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Jordan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.5 months in Amman. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Amman ranked 1st in Jordan, while ranked 9057th and 3561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Amman

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Abuja Amman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$5.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$267
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$1472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$886
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$6.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$6.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$60.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$5786

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$563
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$781
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$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
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$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
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$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
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$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$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
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$2286
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$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