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Jubail vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Jubail is 22.1% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% more in Jubail
Groceries: pay 17.2% more in Jubail
Transportation: pay 1.3% more in Jubail
Housing: pay 44.7% more in Jubail
Childcare: pay 2.9% less in Jubail
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.6% more in Jubail
Clothing: pay 12.2% more in Jubail

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Jubail are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Jubail.

Jubail vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.6% more for restaurants

	Lima	Jubail
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	$9.05 SAR34.00	+48.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.10	$0.78 SAR2.94	-5.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.91	$0.27 SAR1.00	-47.7%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 17.2% more for groceries

	Lima	Jubail
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN9.08	$1.50 SAR5.62	-38.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.82	$3.99 SAR15.00	-5.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.56	$6.37 SAR23.93	+28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN10.14	$2.44 SAR9.16	-9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.42	$3.38 SAR12.70	+50.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.28	$1.00 SAR3.74	+13.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.89	$0.76 SAR2.85	+50.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.80	$0.72 SAR2.72	+50.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.96	$0.62 SAR2.34	+19.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN2.00	$0.54 SAR2.04	+1.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.79	$0.60 SAR2.27	+26.8%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 1.3% more for transportation

	Lima	Jubail
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN20.18	$2.33 SAR8.75	-56.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN89.38	$32.41 SAR121.73	+35.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN86,801.71	$23,296.06 SAR87,490.89	+0.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN75.48	$25.29 SAR94.99	+25.6%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 44.7% more for housing

	Lima	Jubail
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN99.54	$64.21 SAR241.14	+141.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,156.90	$374.40 SAR1,406.10	-35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,362.93	$266.24 SAR999.90	-26.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN164.91	$87.55 SAR328.79	+98.9%
Average			+44.7%

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pay 2.9% less for childcare

	Lima	Jubail
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN800.73	$202.34 SAR759.92	-5.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN29,298.06	$7,787.54 SAR29,246.96	-0.4%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 76.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Jubail
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.95	$1.86 SAR7.00	-12.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.82	$3.64 SAR13.67	+38.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.86	$7.06 SAR26.50	+33.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN114.35	$106.50 SAR399.96	+249.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN29.79	$13.84 SAR51.99	+74.1%
Average			+76.6%

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pay 12.2% more for clothing

	Lima	Jubail
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN160.36	$45.04 SAR169.15	+5.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN131.09	$61.68 SAR231.64	+76.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN319.30	$76.54 SAR287.47	-10.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN353.56	$73.22 SAR274.97	-22.4%
Average			+12.2%

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