Lima vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1034
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2503
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$466
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
77
70
😀 Quality of life
71
78
🏙️ Population
9.94M
7.01M

The cost of living in Lima is 36% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5300th and 3485th ($1034 vs $1628) 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 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3484th and 899th 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
$4.53
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.87%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1422
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.6
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11057
$10912

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459