Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 65.7% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Amman, you would:
pay 48.7% more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$6.51
¥1,008
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$5.21
¥806
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.12
¥173
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$0.75
¥115
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$1.63
¥253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$7.01
¥1,085
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$5.89
¥911
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$2.09
¥323
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$3.26
¥505
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$2.38
¥368
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$1.06
¥165
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$2.65
¥410
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$2.42
¥374
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$1.29
¥200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$1.26
¥195
|
|
pay 35.1% more for transportation
|
Amman
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$4.42
¥684
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
$58.62
¥9,073
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
$21,767.76
¥3,368,996
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$27.88
¥4,315
|
|
pay 84.6% more for housing
|
Amman
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$31.86
¥4,931
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
$1,120.28
¥173,385
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
$582.98
¥90,228
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
$134.03
¥20,744
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Amman
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
$533.29
¥82,538
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
$14,506.96
¥2,245,242
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$3.26
¥504
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$3.40
¥527
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$3.91
¥605
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
$67.16
¥10,394
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$12.38
¥1,915
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
|
Amman
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
$52.60
¥8,141
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
$36.87
¥5,706
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
$63.41
¥9,814
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
$82.89
¥12,829
|
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