Abu Dhabi vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$498
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	78
😀 Quality of life	83	65
🏙️ Population	1.48M	9.94M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 87% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 2320th and 5647th ($1828 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 438th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Lima

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	Abu Dhabi	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$7764

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697