Amman vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2801
🏠 One person rent
$358
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$912
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$2379
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
69
81
🏙️ Population
4.01M
824K

The cost of living in Amman is 11% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 5457th and 4716th ($981 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 2.2 months in Sakai. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 3121st and 406th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Sakai

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Amman Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$4872
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$3082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$26.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$8669

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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 Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$997
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$995
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$996
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$990
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$988
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1012
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$982
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1015
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$984
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$978
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$986
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1116
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1012
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$994
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$957
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$968
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1058
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$956
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$957
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$990
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1284
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$994
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$933
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$966
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$965
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1009
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$972
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$945
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1006
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1105
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$956
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1006
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1055
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$969
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$977