Amman vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amman	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$981	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$358	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$348	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$348
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	63	72
😀 Quality of life	69	62
🏙️ Population	4.01M	2.89M

The cost of living in Amman is 88% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5457th and 8350th ($981 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 0.7 months in Surabaya. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 3121st and 5178th 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	$7.28	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.82	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.64%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.11	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.1	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5798	$5424

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506