Amman vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$3331
🏠 One person rent
$368
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1156
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$2008
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
62
99
😀 Quality of life
70
81
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.33M

The cost of living in Amman is 15% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5708th and 4344th ($962 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 2687th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$3.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
1.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$4602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$3072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$35.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$208
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$6375

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1049
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1057
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1051
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1055
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1051
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1084
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1066
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1048
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1050
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1041
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1045
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1088
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1049
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1051
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1081
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1021
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1048
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1048
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1078
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1048
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1047
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1047
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1778
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1060
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1063
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1076
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1074
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1054
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1056
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1062