Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 97.6% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.9% more in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 18.4% more in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 8.1% more in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 99.8% more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 51.7% more in United Arab Emirates

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in United Arab Emirates are more expensive than in Peru. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in United Arab Emirates.

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United Arab Emirates vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Peru, you would:

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pay 64.9% more for restaurants

	Peru	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.46 PEN11.93	$8.43 AED30.94	+143.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.26 PEN21.58	$8.55 AED31.39	+36.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 PEN3.38	$1.07 AED3.94	+9.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 PEN1.85	$0.45 AED1.66	-16.3%
Average			+64.9%

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pay 18.4% more for groceries

	Peru	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$1.93 PEN6.64	$1.46 AED5.38	-24.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.69 PEN12.73	$4.94 AED18.13	+33.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 PEN17.65	$6.75 AED24.78	+31.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.04	$2.80 AED10.28	-3.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.62 PEN9.03	$3.68 AED13.51	+40.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 PEN2.97	$0.97 AED3.58	+12.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.66	$0.76 AED2.80	+57.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PEN1.85	$0.72 AED2.65	+34.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.75	$0.58 AED2.13	+13.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.48 AED1.75	+13.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.41	$0.47 AED1.74	+15.7%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 8.1% more for transportation

	Peru	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 PEN20.01	$3.40 AED12.50	-41.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.42 PEN73.79	$49.01 AED179.98	+128.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,430.71 PEN70,380.21	$33,745.09 AED124K	+65.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.50 PEN67.18	$7.71 AED28.30	-60.5%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Peru	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.21 PEN100.61	$87.46 AED321.19	+199.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.10 PEN1,491.96	$1,419.61 AED5,213.52	+227.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.75 PEN856.90	$1,087.32 AED3,993.18	+337.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.94 PEN141.03	$131.39 AED482.53	+220.9%
Average			+265.0%

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pay 99.8% more for childcare

	Peru	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.64 PEN456.92	$481.84 AED1,769.57	+263.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,456.55 PEN25,686.50	$8,191.72 AED30,084.11	+9.9%
Average			+99.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Peru	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 PEN8.04	$10.81 AED39.72	+363.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.02 PEN10.42	$4.99 AED18.33	+65.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 PEN19.12	$6.20 AED22.77	+11.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.34 PEN107.96	$69.98 AED256.99	+123.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.06 PEN17.43	$13.30 AED48.83	+162.7%
Average			+136.4%

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pay 51.7% more for clothing

	Peru	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 PEN161.52	$53.49 AED196.43	+14.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.32 PEN87.21	$52.36 AED192.30	+106.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.41 PEN225.33	$95.31 AED350.04	+45.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.54 PEN212.00	$94.82 AED348.22	+54.1%
Average			+51.7%

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