Amman vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$358
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
63
87
😀 Quality of life
69
72
🏙️ Population
4.01M
32.1M

The cost of living in Amman is 38% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 5457th and 6733rd ($981 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 1.1 months in Chongqing. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 3121st and 2233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Chongqing

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Amman Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$27785

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548