Amman vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$392
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$711
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
73
73
🏙️ Population
4.01M
21.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 3% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 5560th and 5341st ($1013 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Jordan and China, respectively. Check Jordan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 2560th and 2718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Beijing

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Amman Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$12544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$6280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$4.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$25165

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748