Abuja vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$2387
🏠 One person rent
$165
$358
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$600
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$673
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
63
😀 Quality of life
21
69
🏙️ Population
1.57M
4.01M

The cost of living in Abuja is 71% less expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 9247th and 5457th ($288 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and Jordan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Jordan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 0.7 months in Amman. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Amman ranked 1st in Jordan, while ranked 8926th and 3121st 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
$1.42
$7.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$7.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$6.82
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$51
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$79.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
7.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$1304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$5.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$8.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$67.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$5798

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$313
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$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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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