Amman vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1643
🏠 One person rent
$392
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$535
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$346
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
81
😀 Quality of life
73
70
🏙️ Population
4.01M
11.1M

The cost of living in Amman is 48% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 5560th and 7328th ($1013 vs $684) 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 2560th and 4224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Jakarta

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Amman Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$3.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.48
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$8171

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$546
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$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$536
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$556
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$391
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$609
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$467
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$488
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$487
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$502
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$536
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$417
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$478
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$470
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$474
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$499
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$388
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$405
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$439
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$445
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$456
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$453
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$439
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$439
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$419
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$408
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$379
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$459
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$476
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$411
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$419
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495