Amman vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$384
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
73
76
🏙️ Population
4.01M
24.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 10% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5330th and 4880th ($1032 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 2337th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Shanghai

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Amman Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789