Amman vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$358
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
93
😀 Quality of life
69
86
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.29M

The cost of living in Amman is 14% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5457th and 6163rd ($981 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 3121st and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$13937

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716