Amman vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$386
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$1888
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
64
72
😀 Quality of life
68
90
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.06M

The cost of living in Amman is 6% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5535th and 5132nd ($994 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th 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 Sendai. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 3048th and 156th 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
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$5986

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$552
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$608
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$679
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$996
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$877
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$710
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1931
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034