Amman vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$2811
🏠 One person rent
$384
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1139
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$769
😷 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 7% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 5330th and 4987th ($1032 vs $1108) 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 14th in China, while ranked 2337th and 2361st 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
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$965
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$12536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$6136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$25910

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759