Amman vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$386
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$1146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
64
70
😀 Quality of life
68
68
🏙️ Population
4.01M
12.7M

The cost of living in Amman is 15% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5535th and 6198th ($994 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 3048th and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Suzhou

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Amman Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$4.13
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$17431

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$552
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$608
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$679
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$996
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$877
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$710
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1930
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613