Amman vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$1530
🏠 One person rent	$384	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	65	14
😀 Quality of life	73	45
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.45M

The cost of living in Amman is 58% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5330th and 7596th ($1032 vs $653) 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.3 months in Nouakchott. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 2337th and 7210th 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	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$78.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	19.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$4558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$1521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$96.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$6774

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$538
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$745
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$771
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1205
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$1070
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1994
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$742
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$977
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2347
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$2133
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2336
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1149
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2466
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2465
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$2044
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1933
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$2125
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2873
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2201
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2541

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1141
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1214
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1206
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1281
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1163
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1164
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$527
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$545
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$611
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1119
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$831
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$857
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$987
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$979
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$983
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1005
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$979
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$984
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1050
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$494
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$561
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$627
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1272
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$993
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$495
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$495
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$494
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1653