Amman vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$384
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
94
😀 Quality of life
73
90
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.43M

The cost of living in Amman is 17% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5330th and 4646th ($1032 vs $1248) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 2337th and 178th 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
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612