Amman vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$358
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
69
80
🏙️ Population
4.01M
17.5M

The cost of living in Amman is 4% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5457th and 5744th ($981 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3121st and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Shenzhen

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Amman Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584