Amman vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$384
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
65
27
😀 Quality of life
73
28
🏙️ Population
4.01M
42.7K

The cost of living in Amman is 90% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5330th and 8425th ($1032 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Jordan and Kenya, respectively. Check Jordan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 2337th and 8855th 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
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$10408

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583