Amman vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$386
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$754
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
64
95
😀 Quality of life
68
70
🏙️ Population
4.01M
9.5M

The cost of living in Amman is 63% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5535th and 7543rd ($994 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 199th 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 1.2 months in Foshan. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Foshan ranked 13th in China, while ranked 3048th and 2601st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Foshan

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Amman Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$1806
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$18096

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$877
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$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
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$710
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$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1931
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$774
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$804
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$461
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$656
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$793
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$794
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$812
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$653
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1588
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$823
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$916
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$601
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2432
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2737
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$877
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$764
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$803
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$755
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$758
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$936
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$761
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$756
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$771
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$724
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$569
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$655
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$443
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$764
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$702
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$761
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$451
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$581
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$522
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$579
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$609
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$590
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$650
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$642