Amman vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$392
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
53
😀 Quality of life
73
71
🏙️ Population
4.01M
9.4M

The cost of living in Amman is 51% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5560th and 7431st ($1013 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th in Jordan and China, respectively. Check Jordan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 2560th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Ningbo

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Amman Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$15051

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525