Amman vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1179
🏠 One person rent
$392
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
55
😀 Quality of life
73
48
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.11M

The cost of living in Amman is 120% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5560th and 8850th ($1013 vs $461) 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 0.4 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 2560th and 6907th 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
$7.07
$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$9091

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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
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572