Amman vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$490
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$384
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$36.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$191
😷 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 110% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5330th and 8724th ($1032 vs $490) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 2337th and 6803rd 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
$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$2.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$1179
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$0.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$2.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$41.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$2180

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$538
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$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$400
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$381
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$452
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$436
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$457
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$419
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$446
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$428
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$494
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$458
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$416
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$402
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$386
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$520
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$358
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$437
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$502
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$468
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$450
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$551
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$515
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$466
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$376
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$627
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$516
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$552
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$472
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$469
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1115
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$780
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$493
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$424
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$436
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$427
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$387
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$439
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$371
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$419