Amman vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$384
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
68
😀 Quality of life
73
70
🏙️ Population
4.01M
12.6M

The cost of living in Amman is 97% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5330th and 8548th ($1032 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th in Jordan and China, respectively. Check Jordan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 2337th and 3567th 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
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$21955

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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

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567