Amman vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$358
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
63
67
😀 Quality of life
69
59
🏙️ Population
4.01M
5.55M

The cost of living in Amman is 52% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5457th and 7242nd ($981 vs $646) 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 0.6 months in Nairobi. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 3121st and 5517th 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
$7.28
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.08
🥤 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
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$6839

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747