Amman vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$358
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
69
87
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.6M

The cost of living in Amman is 16% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5457th and 4516th ($981 vs $1169) 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 3121st and 209th 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
$7.28
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$19102

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21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589