Amman vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$1379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$4064
🏠 One person rent
$368
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$1510
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
62
100
😀 Quality of life
70
78
🏙️ Population
4.01M
24.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 30% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5708th and 3152nd ($962 vs $1379) 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 0.6 months in Amman compared to 1.1 months in Shanghai. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2687th and 484th 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
$7.73
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$6.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1079
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$1416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$18451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$10024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$6.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$21.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$5.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$75.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$27276

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$754
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$667
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$701
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$677
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$726
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$674
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$693
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$952
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$852
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$776
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$684
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$680
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$882
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$665
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$726
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$685
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$778
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$683
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$891
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$681
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$673
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$672
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$652
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$662
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$674
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$689
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$674
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$573
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$711
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$666
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$655
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$650
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$681
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$664
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$678
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$729
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$673
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$811