Al Ain vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$612
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$410
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
77
😀 Quality of life
79
64
🏙️ Population
767K
9.94M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 21% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 4616th and 5780th ($1132 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Lima. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 496th and 4655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$7186

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$1584
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$787
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$1164
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$1126
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$758
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$1872
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$1810
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$779
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$798
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$573
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$1285
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$1375
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$890
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$1327
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$604
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$672
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$544
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$959
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$1005
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$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
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$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
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$844
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$561
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$534
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$593
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$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
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$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
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$674
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$525
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$499
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$506
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$634
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$504
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$562
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$511
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$562
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$592
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$475
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$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
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$637
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$532
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$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
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$726
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$702
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$472
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$603
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$761
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$790
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$662
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$705
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$731