Amman vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$1336
🏠 One person rent
$386
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$326
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
64
74
😀 Quality of life
68
63
🏙️ Population
4.01M
3.01M

The cost of living in Amman is 81% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5535th and 8233rd ($994 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 Surabaya. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 3048th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$5490

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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
$1930
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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$505
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$510
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$410
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$614
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$365
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$464
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$453
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$486
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$417
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$421
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$493
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$408
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1267
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$845
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$497
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$471
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$480
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$355
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$474
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$490
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$521
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$460
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$469
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$545
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$475
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$500
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$563
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$518
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$513
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$385
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$701
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$597
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$558
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$492
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$488
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$525
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$606
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$508