Amman vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$392
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
94
😀 Quality of life
73
89
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.44M

The cost of living in Amman is 19% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5560th and 4661st ($1013 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2560th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Taipei

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Amman Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$18442

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602