Amman vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$392
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
65
21
😀 Quality of life
73
46
🏙️ Population
4.01M
6.56M

The cost of living in Amman is 69% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5560th and 7929th ($1013 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 Shaoyang. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 2560th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Shaoyang

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Amman Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.84
🥤 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
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$11939

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615