Amman vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$386	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	64	14
😀 Quality of life	68	47
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.08M

The cost of living in Amman is 47% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5535th and 7033rd ($994 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Mauritania, respectively. Check Jordan vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 3048th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Nouakchott

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	Amman	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$6979

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1930
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500