Amman vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$386	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$2086
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	64	96
😀 Quality of life	68	95
🏙️ Population	4.01M	2.75M

The cost of living in Amman is 20% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 5535th and 4366th ($994 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Osaka. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 3048th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Osaka

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	Amman	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$8318

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1931
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008