Amman vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$398
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$296
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
64
55
😀 Quality of life
71
62
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.11M

The cost of living in Amman is 117% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5492nd and 8825th ($1009 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Jordan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 3561st and 5663rd 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
$7.09
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$10637

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$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534