Amman vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$2534
🏠 One person rent
$398
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$592
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
64
79
😀 Quality of life
71
71
🏙️ Population
4.01M
9.94M

The cost of living in Amman is 3% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 5492nd and 5274th ($1009 vs $1040) 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 3561st and 3631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$8454

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745