Amman vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$392
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$65
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$882
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
65
63
😀 Quality of life
73
56
🏙️ Population
4.01M
9.07M

The cost of living in Amman is 72% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 5560th and 8063rd ($1013 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 268th 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 1.5 months in Changchun. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Changchun ranked 57th in China, while ranked 2560th and 6295th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Changchun

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Amman Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$329
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$38.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$3366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$6.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$2.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$8562

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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 Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$477
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$587
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$553
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$562
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$540
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$540
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$598
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$536
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$604
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$571
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$534
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$543
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$554
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$537
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$577
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$595
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$534
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$680
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$562
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$542
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$642
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$483
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$552
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$546
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$596
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$573
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$523
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$575
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$619
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$545
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$630
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$454
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$522
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$514
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$679
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$507
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$532
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$540
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$566