Amman vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$398
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1040
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
64
100
😀 Quality of life
71
73
🏙️ Population
4.01M
21.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 2% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 5492nd and 5355th ($1009 vs $1029) 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.6 months in Beijing. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 3561st and 2546th 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
$7.09
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$14720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$6180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$59.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$22823

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$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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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$707
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$724
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$750
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$634
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$634
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$646
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$565
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$660
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$456
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$641
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$688
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$558
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$694
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$638
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$619
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$533
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$574
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$616
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$614
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$505
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$535
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$615
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$527
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$523
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$454
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$580
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$748
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$499
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$480
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$642
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$654
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$601
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$550
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$629
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$741