Amman vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$358
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
63
30
😀 Quality of life
69
29
🏙️ Population
4.01M
42.7K

The cost of living in Amman is 102% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5457th and 8601st ($981 vs $486) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 3121st and 8527th 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
$7.28
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$6789

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$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
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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539