Amman vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Amman Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$991
🏠 One person rent
$358
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$180
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$286
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
38
😀 Quality of life
69
40
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.54M

The cost of living in Amman is 114% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 5457th and 8738th ($981 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th 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 Palembang. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Palembang ranked 28th in Indonesia, while ranked 3121st and 7235th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Amman vs Palembang infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Amman vs Palembang

Prices for goods and services in Amman and Palembang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Amman Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$1.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$8.82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$2.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$3.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
8.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$1.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$2.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$1.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$8156

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Amman

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$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

Cities near Palembang

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$450
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$479
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$476
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$422
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$493
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$512
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$573
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$545
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$718
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$552
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$393
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$585
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$480
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2733
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3007
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$547
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$623
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$500
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$558
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$913
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$512
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$609
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$610
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$495
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$444
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$611
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$554
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$442
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$602
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$426
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$478
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$479
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$474
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$545
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$480