Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 2.7 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Peru, you would:
pay 96.8% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$1.07
AED3.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.54
AED1.99
|
|
pay 63.6% more for groceries
Peru
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
$1.50
AED5.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
$5.40
AED19.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
$7.02
AED25.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.56
|
$3.19
AED11.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
$3.92
AED14.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$1.05
AED3.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.80
AED2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.82
AED3.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.71
AED2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.43
AED1.57
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Peru
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
$3.52
AED12.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.59
|
$92.58
AED340.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,007.62
|
$27,092.56
AED99,508.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
$10.02
AED36.80
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Peru
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
$93.53
AED343.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,033.77
|
$1,961.16
AED7,203.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN761.73
|
$1,111.13
AED4,081.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.41
|
$150.77
AED553.76
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN603.83
|
$765.32
AED2,810.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,062.46
|
$11,178.90
AED41,058.97
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
$13.07
AED48.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
$5.27
AED19.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.02
|
$72.99
AED268.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
$12.80
AED47.00
|
|
pay 63.6% more for clothing
Peru
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.30
|
$58.04
AED213.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.29
|
$52.68
AED193.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN251.71
|
$88.07
AED323.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.32
|
$89.62
AED329.16
|
|
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