Lima vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$443
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
71
😀 Quality of life
64
77
🏙️ Population
9.94M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lima is 38% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5792nd and 3292nd ($986 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Peru vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4404th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489