Amman vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$1070
🏠 One person rent
$368
$90.1
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$164
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
62
29
😀 Quality of life
70
34
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.83M

The cost of living in Amman is 133% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5708th and 8761st ($962 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Jordan and Kenya, respectively. Check Jordan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Meru ranked 4th in Kenya, while ranked 2687th and 8001st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Meru

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Amman Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$3.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$0.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$83.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$50.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$180
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$112
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$9.83
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
13.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$2386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$1366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$2.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$33.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$40.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$3024

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$608
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$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
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$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

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$389
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$811
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$412
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$469
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$471
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$440
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$725
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$528
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$560
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$497
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$348
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$455
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$567
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$515
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$671
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$544
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$633
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$552
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$455
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$664
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$833
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$643
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$603
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$687
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$963
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$609
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$501
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$925
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$569
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$427
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$515
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$647
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$709
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$459
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$840
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$580
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$459
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$915
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$572