Amman vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$384
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
73
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.06M

The cost of living in Amman is 2% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5330th and 5531st ($1032 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th in Jordan and Japan, respectively. Check Jordan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 2337th and 2040th 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
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014