Amman vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$368
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
62
92
😀 Quality of life
70
73
🏙️ Population
4.01M
20.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 27% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 5708th and 6348th ($962 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Jordan and China, respectively. Check Jordan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 1.1 months in Chengdu. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 2687th and 1510th 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
$7.73
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$45.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$3970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$2247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$5.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$20843

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$669
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$673
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$664
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$659
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$679
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$669
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$723
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$666
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$713
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$661
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$704
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$565
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$720
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$688
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$676
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$656
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$671
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$720
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$786
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$684
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$667
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$657
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$669
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$726
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$735
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$722
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$707
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$654
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$685
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$719
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$693
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$709
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$676
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$743
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$720
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$666
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$765
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$657
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$710
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$700