Amman vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$383
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$890
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
63
87
😀 Quality of life
68
72
🏙️ Population
4.01M
32.1M

The cost of living in Amman is 52% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 5667th and 7185th ($1004 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 3456th and 1966th 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
$7.7
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$27717

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556