Amman vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$392
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
73
87
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.35M

The cost of living in Amman is 8% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5560th and 6085th ($1013 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 2560th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Taoyuan

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Amman Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$17081

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$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464