Amman vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$2024
🏠 One person rent
$368
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$451
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
62
69
😀 Quality of life
70
60
🏙️ Population
4.01M
5.55M

The cost of living in Amman is 19% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5708th and 6169th ($962 vs $811) 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 0.6 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 2687th and 5266th 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
$7.73
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$2.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$9062

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$389
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$412
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$412
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$560
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$725
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$469
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$471
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$440
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$528
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$497
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$348
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$567
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$455
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$552
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$633
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$515
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$671
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$544
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$643
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$664
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$833
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$687
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$963
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$455
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$459
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$647
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$709
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$459
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$427
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$572
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$925
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$580
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$461
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$554
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$453
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$460
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$501
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$648
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$915