Amman vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$383
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
68
70
🏙️ Population
4.01M
9.5M

The cost of living in Amman is 67% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5667th and 7753rd ($1004 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 3456th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$24357

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$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
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660