Amman vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$383
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
84
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
4.01M
3.03M

The cost of living in Amman is 8% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5667th and 6052nd ($1004 vs $931) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3456th and 496th 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
$7.7
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716