Amman vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$384
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$273
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
65
76
😀 Quality of life
73
51
🏙️ Population
4.01M
3.01M

The cost of living in Amman is 98% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5330th and 8568th ($1032 vs $520) 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.5 months in Surabaya. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 2337th and 6634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Surabaya

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Amman Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$8118

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$402
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$437
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$386
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$450
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$358
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$428
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$416
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$419
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$381
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$400
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$490
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$436
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1115
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$780
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$493
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$452
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$457
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$387
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$446
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$458
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$494
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$427
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$436
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$439
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$468
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$515
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$466
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$376
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$627
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$566
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$516
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$552
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$472
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$469
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$486
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$556
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$470