Amman vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$383
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
63
72
😀 Quality of life
68
62
🏙️ Population
4.01M
3.01M

The cost of living in Amman is 80% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5667th and 8199th ($1004 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 3456th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$5075

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515