Amman vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$358
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$269
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
52
😀 Quality of life
69
45
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.11M

The cost of living in Amman is 96% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5457th and 8502nd ($981 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th 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 0.5 months in Medan. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 3121st and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Medan

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Amman Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$11223

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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
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465