Amman vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$358
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
36
😀 Quality of life
69
51
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.47M

The cost of living in Amman is 26% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 5457th and 6460th ($981 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Jordan and Zambia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 3121st and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$5932

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992