Amman vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$398
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
64
69
😀 Quality of life
71
72
🏙️ Population
4.01M
10.5M

The cost of living in Amman is 53% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5492nd and 7341st ($1009 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 3561st and 3389th 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
$7.09
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$21416

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598