Amman vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$398
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$1659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
64
94
😀 Quality of life
71
87
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.6M

The cost of living in Amman is 23% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5492nd and 4455th ($1009 vs $1313) 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 3561st and 388th 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
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$17567

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$548
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$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589