Amman vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$358
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$883
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
94
😀 Quality of life
69
73
🏙️ Population
4.01M
20.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 53% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 5457th and 7269th ($981 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 196th 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 3121st and 1633rd 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
$7.28
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$18347

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Distance City Cost of living
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
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587