Amman vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$384
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
65
67
😀 Quality of life
73
59
🏙️ Population
4.01M
5.55M

The cost of living in Amman is 28% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5330th and 6736th ($1032 vs $807) 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 2337th and 6034th 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
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795