Amman vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$383
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$4007
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
68
88
🏙️ Population
4.01M
7.41M

The cost of living in Amman is 64% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5667th and 379th ($1004 vs $2753) 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 3456th and 205th 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
$7.7
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$22381

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623