Amman vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1555
🏠 One person rent
$383
$253
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$971
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
63
73
😀 Quality of life
68
53
🏙️ Population
4.01M
9.07M

The cost of living in Amman is 67% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 5667th and 7772nd ($1004 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 308th 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 Changchun. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Changchun ranked 44th in China, while ranked 3456th and 6042nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$37.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$2679
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$4090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$6.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$2.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$14935

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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

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$479
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$572
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$541
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$567
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$538
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$531
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$585
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$524
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$588
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$558
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$529
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$531
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$536
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$528
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$550
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$583
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$520
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$672
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$554
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$534
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$618
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$474
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$535
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$533
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$557
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$511
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$514
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$577
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$517
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$589
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$523
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$506
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$512
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$636
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$524
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$512
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$527
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$537