Lima vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$443
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
65
😀 Quality of life
64
83
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.25M

The cost of living in Lima is 34% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5792nd and 3679th ($986 vs $1503) 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 4404th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$5054

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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

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507