Amman vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$383
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
63
97
😀 Quality of life
68
75
🏙️ Population
4.01M
18.7M

The cost of living in Amman is 32% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5667th and 6602nd ($1004 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 3456th and 1036th 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
$7.7
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.43
🥤 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
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$15919

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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
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671