Amman vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$358
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
69
79
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.33M

The cost of living in Amman is 8% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5457th and 4896th ($981 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th 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 Saitama. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 3121st and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Saitama

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Amman Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$13860

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039