Amman vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$386
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
64
99
😀 Quality of life
68
77
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.33M

The cost of living in Amman is 17% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5535th and 4495th ($994 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 3048th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$14676

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Distance City Cost of living
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$552
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$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
$1930
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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125