Lima vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$443
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
35
😀 Quality of life
64
19
🏙️ Population
9.94M
2.96M

The cost of living in Lima is 79% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5792nd and 8269th ($986 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Yemen, respectively. Check Peru vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 4404th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$2963

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810