Amman vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$383
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
68
86
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.6M

The cost of living in Amman is 13% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5667th and 4715th ($1004 vs $1158) 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3456th and 311th 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
$7.7
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$18424

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605