Al Ain vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$889
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$495
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
80
😀 Quality of life
64
66
🏙️ Population
767K
9.94M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 75% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 2952nd and 6111th ($1449 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 4608th and 4016th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$267
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$1421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$24.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$4.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$4.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$5443

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$1343
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$1020
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$1362
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$1261
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$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
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$1245
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$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
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$1277
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$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
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$824
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$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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$698
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$582
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$523
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$435
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$544
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$573
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$518
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$445
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$493
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$444
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$584
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$600
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$517
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$461
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$559
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$487
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$515
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$490
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$562
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$514
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$554
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$605
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$514
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$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$471
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$517
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$519
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$506
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$494
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$426
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$648
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$759
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$467
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$598
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$707
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$753
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$659
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$706
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$687