Cost of living comparison
Lima is 43.5% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Lima instead of France, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
France
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.97
|
$4.01
PEN14.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.25
|
$5.35
PEN19.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
|
pay 42.8% less for groceries
France
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
$1.90
PEN7.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.72
|
$3.58
PEN13.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$4.74
PEN17.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.22
|
$2.09
PEN7.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.74
PEN2.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
France
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.27
|
$5.56
PEN20.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.66
|
$16.75
PEN61.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,329.21
|
$21,401.64
PEN78,915.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.74
|
$15.52
PEN57.21
|
|
pay 36.7% less for housing
France
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.70
|
$28.39
PEN104.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€705.68
|
$503.74
PEN1,857.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€566.59
|
$328.82
PEN1,212.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€125.28
|
$55.84
PEN205.90
|
|
pay 60.1% less for childcare
France
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€625.53
|
$200.22
PEN738.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,491.95
|
$5,654.15
PEN20,848.84
|
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.79
|
$2.14
PEN7.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.72
|
$2.69
PEN9.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.30
|
$5.35
PEN19.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.24
|
$37.28
PEN137.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.41
|
$6.69
PEN24.66
|
|
pay 34.6% less for clothing
France
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.03
|
$42.06
PEN155.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.09
|
$28.40
PEN104.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.41
|
$72.34
PEN266.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.85
|
$73.12
PEN269.63
|
|
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