Amman vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$398	$406
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	64	11
😀 Quality of life	71	14
🏙️ Population	4.01M	2.89M

The cost of living in Amman is 5% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 5492nd and 5146th ($1009 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.1 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 6th in the DR Congo, while ranked 3561st and 9211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Amman	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$1075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$3306

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$548
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$748
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1072
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$915
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1732
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$987
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$718
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$837
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2108
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$807
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1817
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1998
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2153
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1021
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2142
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2347
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1808
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1855
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1850
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2937
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1947
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2303

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$1029
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$993
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$793
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$928
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$1045
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$792
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$1032
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$842
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$754
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$803
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$505
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$688
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$689
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$682
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$688
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$957
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$689
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$686
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$491
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$412
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$687
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$396
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$524
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$912
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$687
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$758
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1069
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$597
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1278
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1062
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$836
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$858
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$804
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$577
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$595