Amman vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$386
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
64
84
😀 Quality of life
68
81
🏙️ Population
4.01M
3.03M

The cost of living in Amman is 11% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5535th and 6071st ($994 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Jordan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Jordan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3048th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Taichung

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Amman Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$18658

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671