Cost of living comparison
Lima is 27.7% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Lima instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 6.7% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$4.01
PEN14.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$0.87
PEN3.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$0.60
PEN2.19
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.74
|
$1.90
PEN6.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$3.58
PEN13.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$4.74
PEN17.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$2.09
PEN7.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$2.36
PEN8.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$5.56
PEN20.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$16.75
PEN61.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,495.25
|
$21,401.64
PEN78,607.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$15.52
PEN56.99
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.14
|
$28.39
PEN104.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,709.73
|
$503.74
PEN1,850.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.25
|
$328.82
PEN1,207.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.60
|
$55.84
PEN205.09
|
|
pay 54.9% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,190.79
|
$200.22
PEN735.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,682.02
|
$5,654.15
PEN20,767.53
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$2.14
PEN7.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$2.69
PEN9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.13
|
$37.28
PEN136.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$6.69
PEN24.56
|
|
pay 26.3% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.09
|
$42.06
PEN154.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.61
|
$28.40
PEN104.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.88
|
$72.34
PEN265.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.86
|
$73.12
PEN268.58
|
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