Amman vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1695
🏠 One person rent
$398
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$914
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
64
87
😀 Quality of life
71
74
🏙️ Population
4.01M
32.1M

The cost of living in Amman is 80% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 5492nd and 8185th ($1009 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 322nd 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 1.6 months in Chongqing. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 3561st and 2237th 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
$7.09
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$23821

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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

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$542
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$569
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537