Jordan vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jordan Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$854
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2106
$2778
🏠 One person rent
$308
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$532
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$608
$1429
💸 GDP per capita
$4311
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
6.32
8.56
❤️ Life expectancy
74.3
80.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
67
🌐 English speaking %
45%
30%
🎓 Higher education
67
89
😀 Quality of life
55
81
🏙️ Population
10.4M
23.6M

The average cost of living in Jordan ($854) is 12% less expensive than in Taiwan ($972). Jordan ranked 103rd vs 84th for Taiwan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jordan compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 73rd and 27th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Jordan vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Jordan and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 17 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Jordan Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.13
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.28
$2.12
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$573
$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$81
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.67%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1050
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$681
$4221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.1
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$9.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.5
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.9
$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5168
$13366

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Jordan

City Cost of living Population
Amman
$981
4.01M
Irbid
$625
1.91M
Aqaba
$692
140K
Al-Salt
$679
108K
Jerash
$602
50.7K
Al-Karak
$735
32.2K
Ma'an
$583
30K
Tafilah
$642
23.5K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1011
4.36M
Taipei
$1169
2.6M
Taichung
$995
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$932
2.73M
Taoyuan
$861
2.29M
Tainan
$913
1.87M
Hsinchu
$860
499K
Keelung
$860
367K
Chiayi
$725
252K
Zhubei
$917
213K
Changhua
$890
227K
Kinmen
$851
139K
Miaoli
$746
86.2K
Douliu
$791
108K
Taitung
$952
109K
Nantou
$857
102K
Yilan
$863
94.8K