Al Ain vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$498
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	78
😀 Quality of life	75	65
🏙️ Population	767K	9.94M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 89% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 2271st and 5647th ($1844 vs $977) 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 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 1000th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Lima

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	Al Ain	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$7764

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

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