Amman vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$3071
🏠 One person rent
$383
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1354
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$1802
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
68
77
🏙️ Population
4.01M
21.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 6% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 5667th and 5141st ($1004 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Jordan and China, respectively. Check Jordan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Beijing. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 3456th and 763rd 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
$7.7
$4.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$14636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$7425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$61.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$23714

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$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
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$734
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$769
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$786
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$675
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$679
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$710
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$611
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$714
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$482
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$700
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$742
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$620
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$760
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$720
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$693
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$572
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$614
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$684
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$677
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$649
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$605
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$555
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$670
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$568
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$588
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$547
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$677
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$668
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$729
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$616
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$670
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$637
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$648
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$661
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$632
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$644
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$869