Amman vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$386
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
64
78
😀 Quality of life
68
66
🏙️ Population
4.01M
12.6M

The cost of living in Amman is 94% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5535th and 8544th ($994 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 3048th and 3982nd 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
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$19343

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$552
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$608
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$679
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$996
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$877
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$710
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1931
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591