Amman vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$384
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$130
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
35
😀 Quality of life
73
51
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.47M

The cost of living in Amman is 33% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 5330th and 6881st ($1032 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 2337th and 6622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Lusaka

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Amman Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$15258

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691