Cost of living comparison

 United Arab Emirates
compared to
 Lima, Peru
Lima vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 23.2% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants
pay 22.4% less in Lima
Groceries
pay 3.1% less in Lima
Transportation
pay 29.5% more in Lima
Housing
pay 64.0% less in Lima
Childcare
pay 31.1% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports
pay 49.0% less in Lima
Clothing
pay 22.6% less in Lima

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Lima.

Lima vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

pay 22.4% less for restaurants

 
United Arab Emirates
Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.01
AED29.44
$5.23
PEN19.11
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.22
AED30.19
$6.10
PEN22.30
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
AED3.73
$0.83
PEN3.03

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pay 3.1% less for groceries

 
United Arab Emirates
Lima
Bread
1 loaf
$1.26
AED4.64
$2.42
PEN8.86
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.08
AED18.66
$4.22
PEN15.44
Milk (1 gallon) $6.80
AED24.96
$4.95
PEN18.12

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pay 29.5% more for transportation

 
United Arab Emirates
Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.06
AED11.23
$5.39
PEN19.70
Monthly public transit pass $48.60
AED178.49
$23.85
PEN87.25
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,240.06
AED155,136.13
$23,163.52
PEN84,730.17

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pay 64.0% less for housing

 
United Arab Emirates
Lima
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$95.75
AED351.67
$26.56
PEN97.17
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,395.59
AED5,125.60
$575.58
PEN2,105.42
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $985.52
AED3,619.56
$363.71
PEN1,330.40

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pay 31.1% less for childcare

 
United Arab Emirates
Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $507.75
AED1,864.84
$213.68
PEN781.62
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,162.28
AED29,977.81
$7,818.35
PEN28,598.86

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pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
United Arab Emirates
Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.55
AED38.75
$2.12
PEN7.76
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.03
AED18.46
$2.62
PEN9.58
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.23
AED22.87
$5.30
PEN19.39

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pay 22.6% less for clothing

 
United Arab Emirates
Lima
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.14
AED235.58
$42.79
PEN156.53
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$64.91
AED238.41
$34.98
PEN127.96
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.31
AED342.69
$85.21
PEN311.68

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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: March 2025
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