Lima vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lima | Riyadh | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Lima is 40% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5647th and 2911th ($977 vs $1637) 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4234th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Lima vs Riyadh
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| Lima | Riyadh | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 64 km or 40 mi | Huaral | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Huacho | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Huancayo | |
| 205 km or 128 mi | Pisco | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Huanuco | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Ica | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Huaraz | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Ayacucho | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Chimbote | |
| 483 km or 300 mi | Abancay | |
| 489 km or 304 mi | Trujillo | |
| 490 km or 304 mi | Pucallpa | |
| 567 km or 352 mi | Cajamarca | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Cusco | |
| 623 km or 387 mi | Tarapoto | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Chachapoyas | |
| 663 km or 412 mi | Chiclayo | |
| 685 km or 426 mi |  Cruzeiro do Sul | |
| 732 km or 455 mi | Jaen | |
| 765 km or 475 mi | Arequipa | |
| 838 km or 521 mi | Juliaca | |
| 855 km or 531 mi | Puerto Maldonado | |
| 858 km or 533 mi | Piura | |
| 866 km or 538 mi | Puno | |
| 891 km or 554 mi | Sullana | |
| 896 km or 557 mi | Paita | |
| 927 km or 576 mi |  Loja | |
| 952 km or 591 mi | Talara | |
| 987 km or 614 mi | Mancora | |
| 988 km or 614 mi | Tacna | |
| 1014 km or 630 mi | Iquitos | |
| 1014 km or 630 mi |  Arica | |
| 1015 km or 631 mi | Tumbes | |
| 1029 km or 639 mi | Machala | |
| 1032 km or 642 mi | Rio Branco | |
| 1041 km or 647 mi | Cuenca | |
| 1073 km or 666 mi |  El Alto | |
| 1077 km or 669 mi | La Paz | |
| 1138 km or 707 mi | Milagro |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 310 km or 193 mi |  Al-Mubarraz | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Unaizah | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Ar Rass | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Dhahran | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Dammam | |
| 395 km or 245 mi | Jubail | |
| 417 km or 259 mi | Qatif | |
| 420 km or 261 mi |  Riffa | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Isa Town | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Manama | |
| 460 km or 286 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 491 km or 305 mi |  Doha | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Al Khor | |
| 540 km or 336 mi | Kuwait City | |
| 595 km or 369 mi | Ha'il | |
| 611 km or 379 mi |  Umm Qasr | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Al-Faw | |
| 631 km or 392 mi |  Bushehr | |
| 646 km or 401 mi | Az Zubayr | |
| 652 km or 405 mi | Abadan | |
| 658 km or 409 mi | Basra | |
| 659 km or 410 mi | Khorramshahr | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Bisha | |
| 680 km or 423 mi | Borazjan | |
| 701 km or 436 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 713 km or 443 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 714 km or 443 mi | Nasiriyah | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Medina | |
| 737 km or 458 mi | Kazerun | |
| 747 km or 464 mi | Behbahan | |
| 754 km or 469 mi | Samawah | |
| 766 km or 476 mi | Ahvaz | |
| 775 km or 481 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 790 km or 491 mi | Mecca | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Shiraz | |
| 800 km or 497 mi | Amarah | |
| 804 km or 499 mi | Bareq | |
| 804 km or 500 mi | Jahrom | |
| 823 km or 511 mi | Yasuj |