Amman vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$358
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
78
😀 Quality of life
69
67
🏙️ Population
4.01M
12.6M

The cost of living in Amman is 94% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5457th and 8471st ($981 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd in Jordan and China, respectively. Check Jordan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 3121st and 3944th 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
$7.28
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617