Amman vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$392
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
65
67
😀 Quality of life
73
58
🏙️ Population
4.01M
5.55M

The cost of living in Amman is 27% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5560th and 6763rd ($1013 vs $797) 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 2560th and 6139th 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
$7.07
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.5
🍾 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
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$9106

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$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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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810