Lima vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$407	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	65
😀 Quality of life	65	83
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.25M

The cost of living in Lima is 35% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5647th and 3460th ($977 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Peru and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Peru vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4234th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Sharjah

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	Lima	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$7169

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536