Amman vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amman	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$392	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	65	19
😀 Quality of life	73	41
🏙️ Population	4.01M	159K

The cost of living in Amman is 4% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5560th and 5816th ($1013 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Jordan vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 2560th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Praia

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	Amman	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.3	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.49	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.25%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1502	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6690	$3260

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$546
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$740
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1122
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$978
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1821
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$724
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$895
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2207
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$910
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1909
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2061
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2154
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2274
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1062
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2260
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2346
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1870
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2000
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1946
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1981
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2027
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$3089
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2066
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2449

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507