Amman vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1808
🏠 One person rent
$383
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
94
😀 Quality of life
68
72
🏙️ Population
4.01M
20.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 52% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 5667th and 7209th ($1004 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 151st 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 1.4 months in Chengdu. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 3456th and 1933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Chengdu

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Amman Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$15153

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591