Amman vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$383
$381
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$662
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$592
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
21
😀 Quality of life
68
22
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.45M

The cost of living in Amman is 22% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 5667th and 6363rd ($1004 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Jordan vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 3456th and 8805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Ouagadougou

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Amman Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$15640

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$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

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$744
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$761
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$751
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$753
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$742
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$757
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$745
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$492
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1073
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$656
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$503
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$652
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$652
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$496
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$498
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1047
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$655
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$570
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$412
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1071
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$656
652 km or 405 mi Save
$644
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$495
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$496
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$497
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1015
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$345
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$546
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$617
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$574
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$585
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$453
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$711
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$546
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$368
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$747
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1012