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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 27.0% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 0.5% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 15.4% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 6.1% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 63.4% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 24.9% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.3% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 18.9% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, clothing, and groceries in Jeddah (Jiddah) are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including transportation and restaurants are lower in Jeddah (Jiddah).

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jeddah (Jiddah) instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 0.5% less for restaurants

	Lima	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.58	$6.66 SAR25.00	+27.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.84	$7.99 SAR30.00	+31.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.10	$0.75 SAR2.82	-9.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.91	$0.25 SAR0.94	-51.0%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 15.4% more for groceries

	Lima	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN9.08	$1.05 SAR3.93	-56.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.82	$3.72 SAR13.96	-12.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.56	$6.45 SAR24.23	+30.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN10.14	$2.70 SAR10.14	-0.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.42	$3.38 SAR12.70	+50.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.28	$1.00 SAR3.77	+14.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.89	$0.73 SAR2.74	+44.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.80	$0.69 SAR2.57	+42.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.96	$0.75 SAR2.82	+43.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN2.00	$0.55 SAR2.06	+2.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.79	$0.52 SAR1.96	+9.5%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 6.1% less for transportation

	Lima	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN20.18	$2.35 SAR8.82	-56.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN89.38	$34.61 SAR129.99	+45.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN86,801.71	$26,424.39 SAR99,239.67	+14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN75.48	$14.64 SAR54.99	-27.3%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 63.4% more for housing

	Lima	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN99.54	$72.50 SAR272.27	+172.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,156.90	$455.92 SAR1,712.26	-20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,362.93	$396.27 SAR1,488.25	+9.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN164.91	$84.65 SAR317.92	+92.4%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 24.9% more for childcare

	Lima	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN800.73	$369.34 SAR1,387.11	+72.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN29,298.06	$6,026.30 SAR22,632.43	-22.9%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 73.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.95	$1.86 SAR7.00	-12.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.82	$4.16 SAR15.63	+58.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.86	$6.66 SAR25.00	+25.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN114.35	$94.62 SAR355.36	+210.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN29.79	$14.64 SAR54.99	+84.2%
Average			+73.3%

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pay 18.9% more for clothing

	Lima	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN160.36	$49.05 SAR184.23	+14.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN131.09	$56.89 SAR213.66	+62.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN319.30	$93.50 SAR351.15	+9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN353.56	$83.80 SAR314.70	-11.2%
Average			+18.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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