Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 50.6% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Lima, you would:
pay 22.1% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 30.3% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$4.02
SAR15.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
$6.57
SAR24.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$2.66
SAR9.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$3.82
SAR14.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.77
SAR2.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$0.81
SAR3.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.60
SAR2.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.67
SAR2.52
|
|
pay 1.3% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
$2.29
SAR8.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
$27.82
SAR104.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,160.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
$16.80
SAR63.08
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Lima
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
$75.45
SAR283.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,318.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
$771.57
SAR2,897.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
$71.19
SAR267.37
|
|
pay 54.0% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
$398.81
SAR1,497.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,408.80
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
$2.00
SAR7.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
$4.65
SAR17.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
$7.47
SAR28.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
$107.87
SAR405.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
$17.33
SAR65.09
|
|
pay 36.4% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
$54.05
SAR202.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
$58.60
SAR220.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
$107.57
SAR403.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
$98.29
SAR369.11
|
|
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