Amman vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$398	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	64	75
😀 Quality of life	71	68
🏙️ Population	4.01M	3.01M

The cost of living in Amman is 83% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5492nd and 8275th ($1009 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Jordan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 3561st and 4631st 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	$7.09	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$9160

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$548
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$748
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1072
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$915
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1732
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$987
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$718
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$837
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2108
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$807
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1817
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1998
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2153
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1021
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2142
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2347
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1808
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1855
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1850
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2937
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1947
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2303

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502