Amman vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$384
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
16
😀 Quality of life
73
19
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.79M

The cost of living in Amman is 8% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5330th and 4925th ($1032 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 2337th and 9126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Lubumbashi

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Amman Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
11.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$78.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$4525

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452