Amman vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$383
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
68
99
🏙️ Population
4.01M
14.3M

The cost of living in Amman is 39% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5667th and 3085th ($1004 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 3456th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Tokyo

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Amman Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$15495

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
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$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033