Amman vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$358
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
63
69
😀 Quality of life
69
71
🏙️ Population
4.01M
10.5M

The cost of living in Amman is 67% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5457th and 7769th ($981 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 350th 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 Dongguan. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 3121st and 2370th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Dongguan

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Amman Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$16599

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611