Amman vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$398
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
64
77
😀 Quality of life
71
68
🏙️ Population
4.01M
12.6M

The cost of living in Amman is 100% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5492nd and 8651st ($1009 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st in Jordan and China, respectively. Check Jordan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 3561st and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Zhengzhou

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Amman Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$19556

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$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563