Amman vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$383
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$315
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
52
😀 Quality of life
68
43
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.11M

The cost of living in Amman is 94% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5667th and 8536th ($1004 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 0.6 months in Medan. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 3456th and 6659th 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
$7.7
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$11482

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$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$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
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544