Amman vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$383
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
73
😀 Quality of life
68
92
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.06M

The cost of living in Amman is 10% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5667th and 4890th ($1004 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 3456th and 91st 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
$7.7
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057