Amman vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1647
🏠 One person rent
$398
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$917
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
64
94
😀 Quality of life
71
75
🏙️ Population
4.01M
20.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 59% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 5492nd and 7530th ($1009 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th in Jordan and China, respectively. Check Jordan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 3561st and 1800th 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
$7.09
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.31
🥤 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
$420
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$3973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$2045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$11647

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$571
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$557
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$591
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$583
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$563
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$580
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$544
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$528
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$563
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$571
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$551
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$552
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$536
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$565
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$645
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$573
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$575
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$541
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$538
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$570
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$562
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$569
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$587
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$561
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$601
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$583
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$593
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$570
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$579
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$663
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$538
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$569
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$567
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$560