Amman vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$384
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
65
67
😀 Quality of life
73
71
🏙️ Population
4.01M
10.5M

The cost of living in Amman is 49% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5330th and 7308th ($1032 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 2337th and 3241st 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
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$25442

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620