Abuja vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$1004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2435
🏠 One person rent
$953
$383
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$667
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
63
😀 Quality of life
19
68
🏙️ Population
1.57M
4.01M

The cost of living in Abuja is 26% more expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 4418th and 5667th ($1262 vs $1004) 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 0.2 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 8886th and 3456th 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
$2.91
$7.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$7.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
7.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$1262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$7.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$5207

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$787
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$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
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$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
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$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020