Cost of living comparison

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Amman is 43.7% more expensive than Nairobi.

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

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pay 10.3% more for restaurants

 
Nairobi
Amman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.85
KES498.89
$7.05
JOD5.000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.17
KES798.22
$7.05
JOD5.000
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.66
KES85.80
$0.48
JOD0.340

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pay 3.5% less for groceries

 
Nairobi
Amman
Bread
1 loaf
$0.56
KES72.26
$0.53
JOD0.370
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.59
KES723.71
$3.39
JOD2.400
Milk (1 gallon) $3.35
KES433.92
$5.58
JOD3.960

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

 
Nairobi
Amman
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.17
KES799.40
$5.48
JOD3.890
Monthly public transit pass $30.83
KES3,991.12
$42.31
JOD30.000
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,266.80
KES2,494,449.20
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000

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pay 71.5% more for housing

 
Nairobi
Amman
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.39
KES5,100.12
$34.80
JOD24.680
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $428.53
KES55,481.01
$440.45
JOD312.320
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $166.44
KES21,548.20
$277.09
JOD196.480

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pay 4.6% more for childcare

 
Nairobi
Amman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $166.67
KES21,579.17
$238.75
JOD169.300
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,008.06
KES1,036,793.35
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000

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pay 76.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Nairobi
Amman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.31
KES299.33
$6.35
JOD4.500
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.24
KES290.13
$4.03
JOD2.860
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.08
KES399.11
$3.53
JOD2.500

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

 
Nairobi
Amman
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$16.84
KES2,180.62
$64.45
JOD45.700
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.95
KES2,971.17
$50.44
JOD35.770
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$61.84
KES8,005.99
$109.69
JOD77.780

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