Amman vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1179
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$3311
🏠 One person rent
$358
$550
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1412
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$403
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
63
29
😀 Quality of life
69
51
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.44M

The cost of living in Amman is 17% less expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 5457th and 4491st ($981 vs $1179) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Senegal, respectively. Check Jordan vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 3121st and 6249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$835
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$2528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
8.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$9.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$65.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$8320

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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

Cities near Dakar

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1067
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1009
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1068
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1081
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1070
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$441
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$486
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$556
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$584
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1049
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$799
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$618
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$778
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$968
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$692
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$692
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1024
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$971
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$989
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$751
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$749
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$689
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$975
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$689
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$518
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$977
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$471
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$471
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$472
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$501
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$470
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$470
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$972
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$471
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$469
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$469
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$479
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$976