Amman vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$2226
🏠 One person rent
$386
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
64
97
😀 Quality of life
68
75
🏙️ Population
4.01M
18.7M

The cost of living in Amman is 29% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5535th and 6548th ($994 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 3048th and 1055th 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
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$0.95
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$19.2
🚕 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
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$14511

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$552
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$608
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$679
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$996
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$877
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$710
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$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 Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650