Cost of living comparison

Jordan

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Jordan Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 4.6% more expensive than Jordan overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.9% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 25.0% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 7.1% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 2.8% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 56.0% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.8% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 38.1% less in Nairobi

The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Nairobi are more expensive than in Jordan. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Jordan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Jordan, you would:

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pay 12.9% more for restaurants

	Jordan	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 JOD3.700	$3.85 KES498.05	-26.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.63 JOD4.700	$6.17 KES796.87	-7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 JOD0.340	$0.66 KES85.65	+38.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 JOD0.260	$0.53 KES68.82	+46.1%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 25.0% more for groceries

	Jordan	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 JOD0.360	$0.56 KES72.13	+9.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 JOD2.340	$5.59 KES722.48	+69.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.28 JOD3.750	$3.35 KES433.19	-36.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 JOD1.350	$1.70 KES220.07	-10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 JOD1.560	$2.71 KES350.21	+23.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 JOD0.570	$1.26 KES163.33	+58.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 JOD0.500	$0.50 KES64.58	-29.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 JOD0.410	$0.87 KES112.93	+51.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 JOD0.220	$0.46 KES59.08	+44.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 JOD0.260	$0.48 KES62.36	+32.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 JOD0.240	$0.56 KES71.90	+61.9%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 7.1% more for transportation

	Jordan	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.41 JOD3.840	$6.17 KES798.05	+14.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.82 JOD22.560	$30.83 KES3,984.37	-3.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,243.27 JOD17,897.480	$19,266.80 KES2,490,233.99	-23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.82 JOD6.960	$13.87 KES1,792.97	+41.3%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 2.8% less for housing

	Jordan	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.16 JOD22.800	$39.39 KES5,091.51	+22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$278.15 JOD197.210	$428.53 KES55,387.25	+54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.84 JOD144.530	$166.44 KES21,511.79	-18.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.53 JOD52.130	$22.39 KES2,894.23	-69.5%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 56.0% more for childcare

	Jordan	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.70 JOD99.050	$166.67 KES21,542.71	+19.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,155.50 JOD2,946.250	$8,008.06 KES1,035,041.33	+92.7%
Average			+56.0%

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pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Jordan	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.64 JOD4.000	$2.31 KES298.83	-59.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 JOD1.830	$2.24 KES289.63	-13.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.47 JOD2.460	$3.08 KES398.44	-11.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.93 JOD36.110	$44.12 KES5,702.13	-13.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 JOD7.600	$6.17 KES796.87	-42.5%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 38.1% less for clothing

	Jordan	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.98 JOD31.890	$16.84 KES2,176.94	-62.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.03 JOD27.670	$22.95 KES2,966.15	-41.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.72 JOD57.940	$61.84 KES7,992.47	-24.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.17 JOD49.040	$52.50 KES6,785.85	-24.1%
Average			-38.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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