Amman vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$358
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1364
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
69
78
🏙️ Population
4.01M
21.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 8% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 5457th and 4887th ($981 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.6 months in Beijing. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 3121st and 583rd 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
$7.28
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$487
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$14972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$8057
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$35.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$27310

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21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506