Al Ain vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2437
🏠 One person rent
$560
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$444
😷 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 6% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 5284th and 5792nd ($1050 vs $986) 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 3.5 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 600th and 4404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$1773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$8320

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$728
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$1810
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$1719
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$687
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$561
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$547
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$1218
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$1267
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$556
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$1226
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$520
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$639
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$531
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$870
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$989
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$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
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$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
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$546
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$548
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$541
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$537
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$831
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$605
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$612
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$640
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$553
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$588
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$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
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$500
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$643
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$549
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$523
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$515
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$603
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$517
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$560
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$522
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$560
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$564
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$490
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$498
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$509
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$617
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$504
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$495
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$406
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$679
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$781
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$454
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$594
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$780
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$770
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