Lima vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Lima Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1034
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2503
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$466
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$1337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
23
😀 Quality of life
71
69
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.41M

The cost of living in Lima is 11% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5300th and 4843rd ($1034 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Peru and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Peru vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3484th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Lima vs Medina

Prices for goods and services in Lima and Medina are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Lima Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.53
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.87%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1422
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.6
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.5
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11057
$5520

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$820
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$771
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$730
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$598
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$571
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$641
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$725
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$604
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$621
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$527
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$612
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$811
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$524
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$583
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$631
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$626
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$611
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$617
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$670
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$589
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$651
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$558
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$593
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$559
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$705
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$660
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$459
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$745
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$686
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$577
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$815
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$829
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$691
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$694
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077