Amman vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$392
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
4.01M
18.7M

The cost of living in Amman is 30% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5560th and 6835th ($1013 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in Jordan and China, respectively. Check Jordan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 2560th and 2285th 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
$7.07
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$16938

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694