Amman vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1710
🏠 One person rent
$398
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$762
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
64
95
😀 Quality of life
71
73
🏙️ Population
4.01M
9.5M

The cost of living in Amman is 71% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5492nd and 7909th ($1009 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 211th 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Foshan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 3561st and 2948th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$245
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$5.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$21696

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$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
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$758
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$829
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$518
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$662
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$794
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$777
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$827
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$662
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1746
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$816
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$878
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2414
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2718
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$892
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$766
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$765
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$766
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$941
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$780
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$773
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$726
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$750
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$579
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$669
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$451
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$790
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$693
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$897
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$454
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$546
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$574
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$634
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$622
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$677
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$652