Lima vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$426
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
20
😀 Quality of life
64
52
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.18M

The cost of living in Lima is 5% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5780th and 6017th ($932 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Peru and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Peru vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lima compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4655th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$8.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$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
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964