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Saudi Arabia vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 25.7% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 20.0% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 7.5% more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 54.3% more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 9.7% more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.8% more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 14.5% more in Saudi Arabia

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

Saudi Arabia vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.6% less for restaurants

	Lima	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.58	$6.73 SAR25.27	+28.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.84	$7.54 SAR28.32	+23.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.10	$0.74 SAR2.77	-11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.91	$0.25 SAR0.92	-51.6%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 20.0% more for groceries

	Lima	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN9.08	$0.94 SAR3.54	-61.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.82	$3.87 SAR14.53	-8.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.56	$6.76 SAR25.41	+36.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN10.14	$2.58 SAR9.68	-4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.42	$3.22 SAR12.10	+43.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.28	$0.94 SAR3.54	+7.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.89	$0.76 SAR2.87	+51.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.80	$0.75 SAR2.80	+55.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.96	$0.74 SAR2.76	+40.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN2.00	$0.67 SAR2.53	+26.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.79	$0.63 SAR2.38	+32.9%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 7.5% more for transportation

	Lima	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN20.18	$2.30 SAR8.64	-57.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN89.38	$44.62 SAR167.58	+87.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN86,801.71	$25,543.44 SAR95,931.19	+10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN75.48	$18.12 SAR68.06	-10.0%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 54.3% more for housing

	Lima	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN99.54	$74.43 SAR279.52	+180.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,156.90	$384.32 SAR1,443.37	-33.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,362.93	$279.56 SAR1,049.94	-23.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN164.91	$85.15 SAR319.79	+93.5%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 9.7% more for childcare

	Lima	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN800.73	$303.07 SAR1,138.21	+41.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN29,298.06	$6,063.63 SAR22,772.62	-22.4%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 76.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.95	$1.70 SAR6.40	-19.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.82	$3.57 SAR13.39	+36.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.86	$7.18 SAR26.97	+35.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN114.35	$98.57 SAR370.20	+223.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN29.79	$16.63 SAR62.45	+109.1%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 14.5% more for clothing

	Lima	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN160.36	$42.91 SAR161.15	+0.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN131.09	$58.28 SAR218.86	+66.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN319.30	$91.66 SAR344.23	+7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN353.56	$78.88 SAR296.24	-16.4%
Average			+14.5%

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