Amman vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1860
🏠 One person rent
$384
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$1102
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
65
76
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
4.01M
32.1M

The cost of living in Amman is 63% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 5330th and 7730th ($1032 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 2337th 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
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$2743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$61
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$24949

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560