Amman vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$358
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1088
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
81
😀 Quality of life
69
84
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.73M

The cost of living in Amman is 5% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5457th and 5786th ($981 vs $932) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 3121st and 320th 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
$7.28
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$12618

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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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655