Amman vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amman	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1004	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2435	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$383	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$1064
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$667	$2198
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	68	79
🏙️ Population	4.01M	594K

The cost of living in Amman is 5% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 5667th and 5234th ($1004 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 362nd in Jordan and Japan, respectively. Check Jordan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 3456th and 584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Kawaguchi

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	Amman	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.7	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.73	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.53	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.2	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.2%	1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.11	$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.5	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5207	$12607

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$692
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$598
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$630
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$730
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1536
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$934
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$707
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$721
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1838
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$705
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1614
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1768
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1872
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$847
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1866
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2115
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1544
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1651
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1674
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2085
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1741
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2020

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095