Amman vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$383
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.33M

The cost of living in Amman is 3% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5667th and 5386th ($1004 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 3456th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$12701

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075