Amman vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$386	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	64	31
😀 Quality of life	68	40
🏙️ Population	4.01M	14.6M

The cost of living in Amman is 11% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 5535th and 4732nd ($994 vs $1120) 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 3048th and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Kinshasa

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	Amman	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$4674

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1931
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$580
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$520
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$519
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$523
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$522
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$844
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$821
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$876
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$788
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$863
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1012
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$850
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$934
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$976
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$668
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$645
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1121
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$671
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$577
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$482
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$634
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$767
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$828
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$747
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$513
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$806
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$900
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1265
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$655
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$741
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$601
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$746
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$764