Amman vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$384
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
73
89
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.36M

The cost of living in Amman is 4% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5330th and 5651st ($1032 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 2337th and 245th 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
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$19490

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473