Amman vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$398
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
64
72
😀 Quality of life
71
90
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.06M

The cost of living in Amman is 6% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5492nd and 5094th ($1009 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 139th in Jordan and Japan, respectively. Check Jordan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 3561st and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Sendai

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Amman Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013