Amman vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$398
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
64
29
😀 Quality of life
71
32
🏙️ Population
4.01M
42.7K

The cost of living in Amman is 84% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5492nd and 8291st ($1009 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and Kenya, respectively. Check Jordan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 3561st and 8680th 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
$7.09
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$8839

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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$460
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$811
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$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524