Amman vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$398
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
64
91
😀 Quality of life
71
81
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.52M

The cost of living in Amman is 9% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 5492nd and 4945th ($1009 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in Jordan and Japan, respectively. Check Jordan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 3561st and 708th 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
$7.09
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$10723

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079