Amman vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$392
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
80
😀 Quality of life
73
87
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.72M

The cost of living in Amman is 1% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5560th and 5666th ($1013 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 2560th and 364th 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
$7.07
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610