Amman vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$6793
🏠 One person rent
$386
$1830
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$3856
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$3804
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
64
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 5535th and 427th ($994 vs $2737) 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 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 3048th and 248th 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
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$7.49
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$22706

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$608
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$679
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$996
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$877
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$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
$1930
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
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$916
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$653
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1588
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$461
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$774
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$936
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$823
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$877
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$569
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$803
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$755
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$756
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$761
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$758
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$761
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$724
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$771
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$649
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$664
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$688
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$650
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$702
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$823
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$522
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598