Amman vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$392
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$96
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
16
😀 Quality of life
73
18
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.79M

The cost of living in Amman is 11% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5560th and 4943rd ($1013 vs $1133) 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 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 2560th and 9166th 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
$7.07
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$81.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$4523

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$546
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$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458