Amman vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$383
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
4.01M
24.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 12% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5667th and 4780th ($1004 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Jordan and China, respectively. Check Jordan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 3456th and 571st 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
$7.7
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774