Lima vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2534
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$453
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$2246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
66
😀 Quality of life
71
88
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.25M

The cost of living in Lima is 27% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5274th and 4204th ($1040 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3631st and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.56
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8454
$6883

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483