Cost of living comparison

Jordan

compared to

Peru

Lima vs. Irbid Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 49.6% more expensive than Irbid.

Restaurants: pay 16.6% more in Lima
Groceries: pay 46.6% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 0.3% more in Lima
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Lima
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% less in Lima
Clothing: pay 25.0% more in Lima

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Lima are more expensive than in Irbid. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Lima.

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Lima vs. Irbid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Irbid, you would:

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pay 16.6% more for restaurants

	Irbid	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.23 JOD3.000	$4.36 PEN15.00	+2.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 JOD5.000	$6.94 PEN23.91	-1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 JOD0.340	$1.09 PEN3.75	+128.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 JOD0.240	$0.63 PEN2.18	+89.0%
Average			+16.6%

Irbid vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.6% more for groceries

	Irbid	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$0.44 JOD0.310	$2.57 PEN8.87	+484.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.94 JOD2.790	$4.53 PEN15.62	+15.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 JOD3.080	$6.09 PEN20.97	+40.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 JOD1.260	$2.91 PEN10.03	+63.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.13 JOD1.510	$2.68 PEN9.25	+25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 JOD0.450	$0.91 PEN3.14	+42.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 JOD0.490	$0.48 PEN1.64	-31.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 JOD0.340	$0.63 PEN2.18	+31.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 JOD0.190	$0.68 PEN2.33	+148.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 JOD0.300	$0.42 PEN1.44	-0.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 JOD0.260	$0.40 PEN1.38	+8.9%
Average			+46.6%

Irbid vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.3% more for transportation

	Irbid	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.25 JOD4.430	$6.39 PEN22.00	+2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$26.51 PEN91.33
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,798.31 JOD19,000.000	$21,990.00 PEN75,751.70	-17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.78 JOD8.350	$20.18 PEN69.52	+71.3%
Average			+0.3%

Irbid vs. Lima - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Irbid	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.03 JOD22.000	$27.55 PEN94.90	-11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.62 JOD155.000	$734.53 PEN2,530.34	+236.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.61 JOD116.000	$337.21 PEN1,161.65	+106.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.45 JOD52.080	$55.42 PEN190.93	-24.5%
Average			+106.7%

Irbid vs. Lima - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Irbid	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.46 JOD65.560	$179.06 PEN616.82	+93.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,996.24 JOD2,833.330	$13,095.48 PEN45,111.65	+227.7%
Average			+151.9%

Irbid vs. Lima - Cost of childcare

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pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Irbid	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.35 JOD4.500	$2.61 PEN9.00	-58.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.48 JOD1.050	$3.24 PEN11.16	+118.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 JOD2.500	$5.76 PEN19.85	+63.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.56 JOD24.500	$32.49 PEN111.92	-6.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.87 JOD7.000	$7.26 PEN25.01	-26.5%
Average			-6.2%

Irbid vs. Lima - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 25.0% more for clothing

	Irbid	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.19 JOD31.330	$52.80 PEN181.88	+19.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.21 JOD20.000	$34.89 PEN120.20	+23.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.10 JOD57.500	$83.72 PEN288.40	+3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.37 JOD35.000	$78.93 PEN271.88	+59.9%
Average			+25.0%

Irbid vs. Lima - Cost of clothing

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