Amman vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1806
🏠 One person rent
$384
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$1237
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
89
😀 Quality of life
73
76
🏙️ Population
4.01M
20.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 50% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 5330th and 7360th ($1032 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th 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 1.8 months in Chengdu. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Chengdu ranked 6th in China, while ranked 2337th and 1238th 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
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$3816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$14789

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$641
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$635
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$615
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$600
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$640
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$629
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$600
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$631
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$647
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$579
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$643
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$549
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$612
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$614
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$587
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$598
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$563
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$608
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$701
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$625
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$629
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$588
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$575
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$615
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$618
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$625
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$616
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$595
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$631
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$640
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$630
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$629
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$605
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$618
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$697
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$577
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$602
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$594