Amman vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$368
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
62
68
😀 Quality of life
70
56
🏙️ Population
4.01M
10.5M

The cost of living in Amman is 26% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5708th and 6335th ($962 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th in Jordan and China, respectively. Check Jordan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 1 months in Dongguan. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Dongguan ranked 26th in China, while ranked 2687th and 5800th 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
$7.73
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
4.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$4995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$69.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$8907

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$863
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$1079
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$648
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$757
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$612
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$702
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$686
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2380
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2884
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1610
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$730
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$692
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$668
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$724
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$709
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$716
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$701
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$718
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$656
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$702
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$721
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$700
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$760
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$732
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$661
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$1049
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$775
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$689
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$516
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$788
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$717
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$658
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$689
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$697
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$744
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$749
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$673
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$679
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$705