Amman vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$386	$240
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$863
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	64	94
😀 Quality of life	68	72
🏙️ Population	4.01M	20.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 59% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 5535th and 7421st ($994 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 164th 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 9th in China, while ranked 3048th and 1890th 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	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	4.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$11550

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1931
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574