Amman vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$358
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
63
97
😀 Quality of life
69
75
🏙️ Population
4.01M
18.7M

The cost of living in Amman is 32% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5457th and 6607th ($981 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 3121st and 955th 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
$7.28
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620