Cost of living comparison

Jordan

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Jordan Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 48.5% more expensive than Jordan overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.6% more in Japan
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Japan
Transportation: pay 4.4% more in Japan
Housing: pay 80.5% more in Japan
Childcare: pay 73.2% more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% less in Japan
Clothing: pay 5.6% less in Japan

The cost of groceries, housing, childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Japan are more expensive than in Jordan. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Japan. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Japan.

Planning a move to Japan? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Japan vs. Jordan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Japan instead of Jordan, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 18.6% more for restaurants

	Jordan	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.17 JOD3.670	$6.75 ¥1,066	+30.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.58 JOD4.670	$5.10 ¥805	-22.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 JOD0.360	$1.13 ¥179	+123.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 JOD0.300	$0.76 ¥120	+81.9%
Average			+18.6%

Jordan vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Jordan	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 JOD0.370	$1.53 ¥241	+194.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.68 JOD2.610	$5.55 ¥877	+50.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.28 JOD3.740	$5.56 ¥879	+5.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 JOD1.410	$2.01 ¥318	+0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.50 JOD1.770	$2.85 ¥450	+14.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 JOD0.590	$2.16 ¥342	+158.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 JOD0.520	$1.08 ¥171	+46.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 JOD0.430	$1.54 ¥243	+151.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 JOD0.220	$1.92 ¥303	+528.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 JOD0.290	$1.10 ¥174	+171.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 JOD0.270	$1.08 ¥170	+186.9%
Average			+103.8%

Jordan vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.4% more for transportation

	Jordan	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.05 JOD4.290	$4.11 ¥649	-32.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.73 JOD22.500	$63.20 ¥9,986	+99.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,328.16 JOD18,666.670	$21,047.50 ¥3M	-20.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.85 JOD8.400	$24.65 ¥3,895	+107.9%
Average			+4.4%

Jordan vs. Japan - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 80.5% more for housing

	Jordan	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.44 JOD21.580	$33.54 ¥5,300	+10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.36 JOD199.480	$546.58 ¥86,367	+94.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.68 JOD125.260	$360.78 ¥57,008	+104.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.08 JOD63.870	$113.26 ¥17,897	+25.7%
Average			+80.5%

Jordan vs. Japan - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 73.2% more for childcare

	Jordan	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.69 JOD186.240	$417.01 ¥65,893	+58.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,981.99 JOD4,241.230	$11,300.14 ¥2M	+88.9%
Average			+73.2%

Jordan vs. Japan - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Jordan	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.35 JOD4.500	$2.57 ¥406	-59.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 JOD1.610	$3.06 ¥483	+34.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.69 JOD2.620	$3.83 ¥605	+3.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.22 JOD27.100	$53.31 ¥8,424	+39.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.34 JOD7.330	$11.73 ¥1,853	+13.4%
Average			-0.3%

Jordan vs. Japan - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 5.6% less for clothing

	Jordan	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.94 JOD30.440	$46.32 ¥7,320	+7.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.59 JOD29.480	$31.33 ¥4,950	-24.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.86 JOD59.460	$59.45 ¥9,394	-29.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.77 JOD41.670	$81.04 ¥12,805	+37.9%
Average			-5.6%

Jordan vs. Japan - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Jordan vs. Japan

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Japan?

Quality of Life Comparison · 20 statistics

Make 6.7 times more money in Japan

Size Comparison · See true size

Jordan is about 4.2 times smaller than Japan.

Moving from Jordan to Japan · OECD 2023

252 people moved from Jordan to Japan.

More cost comparisons

Jordan vs.

United States

Jordan vs.

Saudi Arabia

Jordan vs.

United Arab Emirates

Jordan vs.

Kuwait

Jordan vs.

Qatar

Jordan vs.

Oman

Jordan vs.

Libya

Jordan vs.

Bahrain

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Amman vs. Tokyo

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Jordan

Add prices for Japan

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Japan or Jordan. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.