Amman vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$358
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$410
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
77
😀 Quality of life
69
64
🏙️ Population
4.01M
9.94M

The cost of living in Amman is 5% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 5457th and 5780th ($981 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Peru, respectively. Check Jordan vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.4 months in Lima. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 3121st and 4655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Lima

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Amman Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$7186

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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
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731