Amman vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$383
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
63
69
😀 Quality of life
68
69
🏙️ Population
4.01M
10.5M

The cost of living in Amman is 48% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5667th and 7055th ($1004 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 3456th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623