Amman vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$398
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
64
96
😀 Quality of life
71
78
🏙️ Population
4.01M
17.5M

The cost of living in Amman is 15% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5492nd and 6334th ($1009 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Jordan and China, respectively. Check Jordan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3561st and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$22402

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$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634