Amman vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$991
🏠 One person rent	$386	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$172
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	64	38
😀 Quality of life	68	36
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.54M

The cost of living in Amman is 152% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 5535th and 8967th ($994 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 77th 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 0.7 months in Palembang. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Palembang ranked 33rd in Indonesia, while ranked 3048th and 7425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Palembang

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	Amman	Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$1.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$8.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$3.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$32.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$3.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$2.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$32.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$7821

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1931
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156

Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$417
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$458
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$432
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$500
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$488
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$492
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$558
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$701
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$518
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$385
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$539
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$513
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3059
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$563
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$883
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$679
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$521
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$427
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$682
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$543
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$430
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$669
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$490
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$480
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$474
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$532