Amman vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$368
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$1640
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
62
95
😀 Quality of life
70
81
🏙️ Population
4.01M
17.5M

The cost of living in Amman is 11% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5708th and 4544th ($962 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 1.5 months in Shenzhen. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 2687th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$17933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$8408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$25954

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$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2884
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$686
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$762
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1610
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$612
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$757
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$702
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$863
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$648
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$709
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$668
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$692
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$730
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$724
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$716
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$718
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$702
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$701
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$732
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$661
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$721
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$656
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$700
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$689
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$516
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$788
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$775
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$717
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$689
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$744
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$697
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$831
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$597
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$812
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$749