Cost of living comparison
Lima is 17.9% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Lima instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 4.5% more for restaurants
|
Riyadh
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
|
Riyadh
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
SAR2.41
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 21.8% more for transportation
|
Riyadh
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,280.09
SAR125,004.49
|
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
|
pay 53.2% less for housing
|
Riyadh
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.70
SAR280.57
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.11
|
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$782.38
SAR2,938.74
|
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
SAR307.26
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
|
pay 32.7% less for childcare
|
Riyadh
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$360.22
SAR1,353.03
|
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,375.93
SAR38,973.40
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riyadh
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.01
SAR379.42
|
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
|
Riyadh
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.20
SAR196.09
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.44
SAR204.48
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.53
SAR403.89
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.80
SAR337.28
|
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
|
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