Amman vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$386
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
64
95
😀 Quality of life
68
86
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.6M

The cost of living in Amman is 16% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5535th and 4534th ($994 vs $1181) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3048th and 339th 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
$7.09
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.83
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$8.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$19749

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$877
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$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
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$710
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$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
$1931
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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581