Amman vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$398
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$2574
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
64
100
😀 Quality of life
71
99
🏙️ Population
4.01M
14.3M

The cost of living in Amman is 41% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5492nd and 3130th ($1009 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and Japan, respectively. Check Jordan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 3561st and 4th 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
$7.09
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.41
🥤 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
$420
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$14795

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$548
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$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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$1110
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$1115
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$1125
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$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
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$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
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$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
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$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
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$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
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$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
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$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
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$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961