Amman vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$392
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
73
75
🏙️ Population
4.01M
24.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 10% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5560th and 4971st ($1013 vs $1126) 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2560th and 1655th 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
$7.07
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$27781

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765