Amman vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1471
🏠 One person rent
$358
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$693
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$40.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
59
😀 Quality of life
69
40
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.62M

The cost of living in Amman is 72% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5457th and 7939th ($981 vs $570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.4 months in Semarang. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Semarang ranked 26th in Indonesia, while ranked 3121st and 7195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$2.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$46.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$2132

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$403
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$383
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$479
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$427
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$478
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$440
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$474
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$439
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$495
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$426
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$427
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$459
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$403
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$522
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$383
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$454
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$512
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$500
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$469
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$547
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$552
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$480
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$393
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$718
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$545
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$573
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$512
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$493
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$873
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$870
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$546
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$422
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$460
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$450
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$361
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$484
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$457
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$444