Amman vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Amman Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$383
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
63
30
😀 Quality of life
68
25
🏙️ Population
4.01M
42.7K

The cost of living in Amman is 88% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5667th and 8393rd ($1004 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 3456th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Amman vs Meru infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Amman vs Meru

Prices for goods and services in Amman and Meru are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Amman Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$8360

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Meru

Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545