Amman vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$383
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$961
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
31
😀 Quality of life
68
40
🏙️ Population
4.01M
11.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 4% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 5667th and 5365th ($1004 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Jordan vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 3456th and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$3879

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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
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$589
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$529
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$531
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$821
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$803
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$686
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$852
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$793
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$869
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1024
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$810
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$902
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$932
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$659
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$702
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$705
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1201
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$736
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$652
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$488
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$723
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$757
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$815
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$764
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$518
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$796
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$878
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$879
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1368
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$710
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$812
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$655
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$728
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$933