Amman vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$386
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$1593
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$1100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
64
14
😀 Quality of life
68
17
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.79M

The cost of living in Amman is 5% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5535th and 5160th ($994 vs $1050) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 3048th and 8961st 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
$7.09
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$5003

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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
$1930
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

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$875
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$961
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1018
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$917
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$776
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$541
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$975
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$738
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$748
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$700
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$747
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$828
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$566
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$646
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$688
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$525
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$461
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$992
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$723
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$873
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$634
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$825
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$976
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$794
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$730
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$518
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$492
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$647
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$493
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$597
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$648
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$507
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$934
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$803
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$719
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$457