Cost of living comparison

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Lima is 15.8% cheaper than Ajman.

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

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pay 2.8% more for restaurants

 
Ajman
Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.26
AED23.00
$4.03
PEN15.17
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.17
AED30.00
$6.18
PEN23.26
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.71
AED2.63
$0.86
PEN3.25

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pay 9.9% more for groceries

 
Ajman
Lima
Bread
1 loaf
$1.05
AED3.85
$2.33
PEN8.78
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.23
AED11.88
$3.60
PEN13.55
Milk (1 gallon) $6.53
AED23.97
$4.93
PEN18.56

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pay 11.1% more for transportation

 
Ajman
Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.38
AED12.43
$5.61
PEN21.12
Monthly public transit pass $59.22
AED217.50
$20.86
PEN78.48
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $45,419.82
AED166,827.00
$21,497.63
PEN80,894.24

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pay 64.3% less for housing

 
Ajman
Lima
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$102.39
AED376.07
$29.05
PEN109.31
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,524.64
AED5,600.00
$557.54
PEN2,097.97
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,061.80
AED3,900.00
$362.83
PEN1,365.29

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pay 9.8% less for childcare

 
Ajman
Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $585.35
AED2,150.00
$250.81
PEN943.77
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,372.54
AED19,733.33
$7,392.79
PEN27,818.63

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pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ajman
Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.89
AED40.00
$2.15
PEN8.09
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.95
AED14.50
$2.66
PEN10.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.99
AED22.00
$5.37
PEN20.22

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pay 17.9% less for clothing

 
Ajman
Lima
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.08
AED213.33
$43.97
PEN165.45
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$68.06
AED250.00
$31.91
PEN120.07
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.21
AED316.67
$81.88
PEN308.12

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