Amman vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$383
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
93
😀 Quality of life
68
83
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.33M

The cost of living in Amman is 16% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5667th and 6227th ($1004 vs $868) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 3456th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.83
🥤 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
$444
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$13630

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$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691