Amman vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$383
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
36
😀 Quality of life
68
48
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.47M

The cost of living in Amman is 47% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 5667th and 7016th ($1004 vs $685) 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 0.5 months in Lusaka. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 3456th and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$5845

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670