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Jordan vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Jordan is 42.0% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.3% more in Jordan
Groceries: pay 18.0% less in Jordan
Transportation: pay 98.7% more in Jordan
Housing: pay 24.6% more in Jordan
Childcare: pay 3.5% less in Jordan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Jordan
Clothing: pay 18.1% more in Jordan

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Jordan are more expensive than in Indonesia. Expenses including groceries and childcare are lower in Jordan. Notably, entertainment and sports and transportation are significantly more expensive in Jordan.

Jordan vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jordan instead of Indonesia, you would:

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pay 65.3% more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Jordan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	$5.22 JOD3.700	+192.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	$6.63 JOD4.700	+104.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	$0.48 JOD0.340	-24.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	$0.36 JOD0.260	-11.8%
Average			+65.3%

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pay 18.0% less for groceries

	Indonesia	Jordan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	$0.51 JOD0.360	-59.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	$3.30 JOD2.340	-27.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	$5.28 JOD3.750	+1.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	$1.90 JOD1.350	+17.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	$2.20 JOD1.560	+56.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	$0.80 JOD0.570	-31.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	$0.71 JOD0.500	+13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	$0.58 JOD0.410	-29.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	$0.32 JOD0.220	-41.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	$0.36 JOD0.260	-35.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	$0.34 JOD0.240	-62.8%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 98.7% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Jordan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	$5.41 JOD3.840	+74.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	$31.82 JOD22.570	+162.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	$25,243.27 JOD17,907.570	+4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	$9.82 JOD6.970	+152.8%
Average			+98.7%

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pay 24.6% more for housing

	Indonesia	Jordan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	$32.16 JOD22.820	+20.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	$278.15 JOD197.320	-0.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	$203.84 JOD144.610	+24.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	$73.53 JOD52.160	+53.9%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 3.5% less for childcare

	Indonesia	Jordan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	$139.70 JOD99.110	+24.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	$4,155.50 JOD2,947.910	-31.4%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Jordan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	$5.64 JOD4.000	+105.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	$2.58 JOD1.830	+50.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	$3.47 JOD2.460	+59.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	$50.93 JOD36.130	+90.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	$10.72 JOD7.600	+239.5%
Average			+109.1%

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pay 18.1% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Jordan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	$44.98 JOD31.910	+7.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	$39.03 JOD27.690	+39.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	$81.72 JOD57.970	+19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	$69.17 JOD49.070	+6.2%
Average			+18.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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