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Irbid vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Irbid is 7.4% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 23.5% less in Irbid
Groceries: pay 15.9% less in Irbid
Transportation: pay 7.5% less in Irbid
Housing: pay 10.4% more in Irbid
Childcare: pay 56.6% less in Irbid
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.6% more in Irbid
Clothing: pay 22.5% more in Irbid

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

Irbid vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.5% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Irbid
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$4.23 JOD3.000	-27.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$7.05 JOD5.000	+1.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.49 JOD0.350	-29.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.34 JOD0.240	-38.4%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 15.9% less for groceries

	Nairobi	Irbid
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$0.44 JOD0.310	-19.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$3.29 JOD2.330	-41.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$4.34 JOD3.080	+29.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$1.78 JOD1.260	+8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.56 JOD1.810	-12.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.64 JOD0.450	-54.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.70 JOD0.490	+46.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.48 JOD0.340	-45.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.27 JOD0.190	-40.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.42 JOD0.300	-14.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.35 JOD0.250	-31.2%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 7.5% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Irbid
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$5.09 JOD3.610	-5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$24,682.65 JOD17,500.000	+13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$11.78 JOD8.350	-30.8%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 10.4% more for housing

	Nairobi	Irbid
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$31.03 JOD22.000	-22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$209.80 JOD148.750	-56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$142.81 JOD101.250	-30.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$73.45 JOD52.080	+150.5%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 56.6% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Irbid
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$92.46 JOD65.560	-58.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$3,996.24 JOD2,833.330	-54.5%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Irbid
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$4.94 JOD3.500	+112.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$1.33 JOD0.940	-44.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$3.53 JOD2.500	+13.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$34.56 JOD24.500	-23.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$9.87 JOD7.000	+34.3%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 22.5% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Irbid
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$44.19 JOD31.330	+125.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$21.16 JOD15.000	-15.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$68.17 JOD48.330	+0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$49.37 JOD35.000	-20.7%
Average			+22.5%

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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: December 2025

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