Amman vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$358
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
84
😀 Quality of life
69
83
🏙️ Population
4.01M
3.03M

The cost of living in Amman is 1% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5457th and 5356th ($981 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3121st and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721