Amman vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$383
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
81
😀 Quality of life
68
83
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.73M

The cost of living in Amman is 8% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5667th and 6046th ($1004 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 3456th and 389th 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
$7.7
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$12438

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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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643