Amman vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$358
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
69
89
🏙️ Population
4.01M
7.41M

The cost of living in Amman is 62% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5457th and 503rd ($981 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 3121st and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Hong Kong

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Amman Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$20363

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611