Amman vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1132
🏠 One person rent
$392
$231
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$389
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$196
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
61
😀 Quality of life
73
49
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.62M

The cost of living in Amman is 103% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5560th and 8720th ($1013 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 0.4 months in Semarang. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 2560th and 6843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Semarang

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Amman Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
7.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$5.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$2.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$2.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$43.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$2303

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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
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$424
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$405
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$474
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$445
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$478
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$445
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$470
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$453
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$515
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$478
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$439
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$419
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$408
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$549
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$379
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$459
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$536
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$502
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$476
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$551
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$556
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$467
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$391
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$684
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$536
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$609
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$488
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$487
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1175
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$822
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$496
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$417
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$461
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$449
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$409
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$464
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$388
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$411