Amman vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$392
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
65
27
😀 Quality of life
73
32
🏙️ Population
4.01M
42.7K

The cost of living in Amman is 87% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5560th and 8447th ($1013 vs $542) 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 0.4 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 2560th and 8725th 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
$7.07
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$9031

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$546
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$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
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$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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$455
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$797
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$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
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$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
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$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
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$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
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$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544