Amman vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$398
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
64
97
😀 Quality of life
71
75
🏙️ Population
4.01M
18.7M

The cost of living in Amman is 33% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5492nd and 6838th ($1009 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 3561st and 2100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Guangzhou

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Amman Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$14783

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$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 Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677