Amman vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$358
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
21
😀 Quality of life
69
23
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.45M

The cost of living in Amman is 31% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 5457th and 6572nd ($981 vs $750) 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 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 3121st and 8867th 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
$7.28
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$15142

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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
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$664
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$678
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$675
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$673
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$677
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$677
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$680
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$443
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1006
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$620
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$479
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$617
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$616
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$471
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$470
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$976
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$617
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$482
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$416
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$923
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$616
652 km or 405 mi Save
$676
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$471
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$472
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$471
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$874
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$353
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$459
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$677
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$518
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$497
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$219
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$678
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$512
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$446
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$582
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$892