Amman vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$618
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1551
🏠 One person rent
$358
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$56.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$670
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
63
14
😀 Quality of life
69
47
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.08M

The cost of living in Amman is 59% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5457th and 7492nd ($981 vs $618) 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 3121st and 6488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$79.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
13.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$3422
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$17.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$82.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$7061

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi Rosso
$584
234 km or 145 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
275 km or 171 mi Louga
$1070
380 km or 236 mi Thies
$1009
398 km or 248 mi Rufisque
$1067
404 km or 251 mi Dakar
$1179
421 km or 262 mi Fatick
$1068
438 km or 272 mi Kaolack
$1081
518 km or 322 mi Banjul
$441
527 km or 327 mi Lamin
$486
540 km or 335 mi Brikama
$556
587 km or 365 mi Kolda
$1049
612 km or 380 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
672 km or 417 mi Bafata
$778
693 km or 430 mi Bissau
$799
877 km or 545 mi Praia
$692
884 km or 549 mi Assomada
$692
904 km or 562 mi Boffa
$968
953 km or 592 mi Mamou
$989
965 km or 600 mi Mindelo
$749
978 km or 608 mi Forecariah
$971
984 km or 611 mi Conakry
$1024
1041 km or 647 mi Banamba
$471
1047 km or 651 mi Bamako
$518
1048 km or 651 mi Laayoune
$536
1071 km or 665 mi Koulikoro
$471
1094 km or 680 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1175
1107 km or 688 mi Freetown
$751
1117 km or 694 mi Kankan
$975
1119 km or 695 mi Las Palmas
$1191
1135 km or 705 mi Tenerife
$1659
1145 km or 712 mi La Orotava
$1624
1151 km or 715 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1759
1155 km or 718 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1206
1157 km or 719 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1214
1159 km or 720 mi Segou
$470
1166 km or 725 mi Markala
$471
1175 km or 730 mi Bougouni
$472
1179 km or 732 mi Puerto del Rosario
$1423
1203 km or 748 mi Corralejo
$1499