Amman vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$383
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
4.01M
17.7M

The cost of living in Amman is 5% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5667th and 5948th ($1004 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 Shenzhen. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3456th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$24117

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618