Amman vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1735
🏠 One person rent
$392
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$81.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
89
😀 Quality of life
73
75
🏙️ Population
4.01M
20.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 52% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 5560th and 7467th ($1013 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 88th 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 1.6 months in Chengdu. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 2560th and 1710th 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
$7.07
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$367
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$2027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$13059

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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 Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580