Abu Dhabi vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$410
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
77
😀 Quality of life
82
64
🏙️ Population
1.48M
9.94M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 108% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1938th and 5780th ($1936 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Peru, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.4 months in Lima. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 369th and 4655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$7186

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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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