Amman vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1920
🏠 One person rent
$358
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$521
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
77
😀 Quality of life
69
65
🏙️ Population
4.01M
10.6M

The cost of living in Amman is 37% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 5457th and 6708th ($981 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Jordan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 3121st and 4403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
8.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$22.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$8517

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$679
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$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
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$545
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511