Amman vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$392
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1272
😷 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 0.3% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5560th and 5585th ($1013 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 2560th and 2145th 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
$7.07
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$4.52
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022