Amman vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$392
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
85
😀 Quality of life
73
86
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.87M

The cost of living in Amman is 6% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5560th and 5984th ($1013 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Jordan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Jordan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 2560th and 409th 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
$7.07
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665