Amman vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$911
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$368
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$1267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
62
82
😀 Quality of life
70
85
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.73M

The cost of living in Amman is 6% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5708th and 5868th ($962 vs $911) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Jordan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Jordan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 2687th and 235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$3.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$789
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$53.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
2.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$4248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$2106
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$57.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$8834

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Cities near Amman

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$890
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$1012
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$851
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$809
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$808
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$828
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$970
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$705
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$813
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$938
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$849
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$885
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$812
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1076
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1260
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$699
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$831
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$783
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$935
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$717
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$744
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$1049
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$661
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$725
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$760
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$702
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$689
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1047
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$714
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$732
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$711
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$713
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$709
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1048
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$686
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$531
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$692
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$849
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$757
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$646