Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Peru

Lima vs. Mecca Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 23.6% more expensive than Mecca.

Restaurants: pay 54.4% more in Lima
Groceries: pay 9.2% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 47.2% more in Lima
Housing: pay 2.6% more in Lima
Childcare: pay 48.5% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% less in Lima
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Lima

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and housing in Lima are more expensive than in Mecca. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Lima. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Lima.

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Lima vs. Mecca Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Mecca, you would:

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pay 54.4% more for restaurants

	Mecca	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.53 SAR16.96	$4.36 PEN15.06	-3.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 SAR25.94	$6.94 PEN24.00	+0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 SAR2.59	$1.09 PEN3.77	+57.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 SAR0.90	$0.63 PEN2.19	+163.9%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 9.2% more for groceries

	Mecca	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 SAR3.66	$2.57 PEN8.90	+163.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.98 SAR11.14	$4.53 PEN15.68	+52.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 SAR24.31	$6.09 PEN21.05	-6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 SAR9.21	$2.91 PEN10.06	+18.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 SAR13.89	$2.68 PEN9.28	-27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 SAR3.47	$0.91 PEN3.15	-1.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 SAR2.71	$0.48 PEN1.65	-34.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 SAR2.67	$0.63 PEN2.18	-11.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 SAR2.56	$0.68 PEN2.34	-1.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 SAR1.95	$0.42 PEN1.45	-19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.16	$0.40 PEN1.38	-30.7%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 47.2% more for transportation

	Mecca	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.80	$6.39 PEN22.08	+171.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$26.51 PEN91.67
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,965.95 SAR180K	$21,990.00 PEN76,036.82	-54.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.26 SAR60.85	$20.18 PEN69.78	+24.1%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 2.6% more for housing

	Mecca	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.84 SAR235.24	$27.55 PEN95.26	-56.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$524.96 SAR1,965.08	$734.53 PEN2,539.86	+39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$286.20 SAR1,071.32	$337.21 PEN1,166.02	+17.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.94 SAR190.70	$55.42 PEN191.64	+8.8%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 48.5% less for childcare

	Mecca	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$760.49 SAR2,846.74	$179.06 PEN619.14	-76.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,442.55 SAR61,549.23	$13,095.48 PEN45,281.45	-20.4%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Mecca	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.53 SAR5.74	$2.61 PEN9.04	+70.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 SAR9.72	$3.24 PEN11.20	+24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.66 SAR24.94	$5.76 PEN19.93	-13.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.01 SAR303.24	$32.49 PEN112.34	-59.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.99 SAR44.89	$7.26 PEN25.10	-39.5%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Mecca	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.32 SAR49.88	$52.80 PEN182.56	+296.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.02 SAR213.46	$34.89 PEN120.65	-38.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$39.97 SAR149.63	$83.72 PEN289.48	+109.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.30 SAR199.50	$78.93 PEN272.91	+48.1%
Average			+103.8%

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