Amman vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$384
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
80
😀 Quality of life
73
88
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.71M

The cost of living in Amman is 6% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5330th and 5770th ($1032 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Jordan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Jordan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 2337th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Kaohsiung

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Amman Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617