Amman vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$383
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
63
67
😀 Quality of life
68
57
🏙️ Population
4.01M
5.55M

The cost of living in Amman is 35% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5667th and 6689th ($1004 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Nairobi. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 3456th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Nairobi

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Amman Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.41
🥤 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
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$8325

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768