Amman vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$398
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$1245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
64
100
😀 Quality of life
71
83
🏙️ Population
4.01M
7.41M

The cost of living in Amman is 63% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5492nd and 532nd ($1009 vs $2718) 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 3561st and 548th 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
$7.09
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$22102

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598