Amman vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$1897
🏠 One person rent	$383	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$201
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	63	30
😀 Quality of life	68	36
🏙️ Population	4.01M	159K

The cost of living in Amman is 20% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5667th and 6315th ($1004 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Jordan vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 3456th and 7362nd 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	$7.7	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$3052

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Cities near Amman

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

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$840
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$898
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1198
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1203
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$520
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$569
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$488
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1051
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1003
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1062
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$649
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$678
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$889
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1039
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$866
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$972
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1030
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$974
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1213
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$994
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1138
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$979
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$528
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$574
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$494
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$495