Amman vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$1322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$3362
🏠 One person rent
$368
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1134
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$2619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
62
92
😀 Quality of life
70
82
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.52M

The cost of living in Amman is 27% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 5708th and 3334th ($962 vs $1322) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Jordan and Japan, respectively. Check Jordan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 2 months in Kobe. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kobe ranked 14th in Japan, while ranked 2687th and 291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Kobe

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Amman Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
1.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$3835
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$3043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$76.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$8.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$38.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$5.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$9.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$11503

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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

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1048
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1201
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1105
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1083
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1217
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1051
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1075
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1045
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1059
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1050
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1082
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1050
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1296
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1044
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1049
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1048
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1201
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1073
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1045
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1394
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1050
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1049
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1051
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1049
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$999
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1098
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1137
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1091