Amman vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$383
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$582
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
77
😀 Quality of life
68
63
🏙️ Population
4.01M
10.6M

The cost of living in Amman is 33% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 5667th and 6641st ($1004 vs $757) 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 0.8 months in Jakarta. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 3456th and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$9494

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$692
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$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$577
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549