Cost of living comparison
Lima is 45.8% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Lima instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 65.8% more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
$4.03
PEN14.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR55,286.12
|
$6.18
PEN22.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,702.99
|
$0.86
PEN3.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,594.74
|
$0.55
PEN2.01
|
|
pay 3.9% less for groceries
Jakarta
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,251.17
|
$2.33
PEN8.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,881.71
|
$3.60
PEN13.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR82,710.97
|
$4.93
PEN18.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,724.79
|
$2.67
PEN9.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR24,244.78
|
$2.37
PEN8.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,722.89
|
$0.80
PEN2.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,395.17
|
$0.49
PEN1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR15,082.47
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,660.76
|
$0.49
PEN1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,897.27
|
$0.48
PEN1.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR17,065.66
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,970.71
|
$5.61
PEN20.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR175,910.40
|
$20.86
PEN76.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR402,080,905.27
|
$21,497.63
PEN79,269.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,752.31
|
$20.42
PEN75.31
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
Jakarta
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR444,784.67
|
$29.05
PEN107.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,870,037.54
|
$557.54
PEN2,055.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR4,028,541.38
|
$362.83
PEN1,337.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,129,262.93
|
$47.53
PEN175.25
|
|
pay 21.6% more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,523,057.68
|
$250.81
PEN924.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR142,072,100.81
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,259.84
|
|
pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
$2.15
PEN7.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR36,268.78
|
$2.66
PEN9.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR42,218.50
|
$5.37
PEN19.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR449,533.38
|
$30.70
PEN113.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,773.12
|
$6.72
PEN24.77
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
Jakarta
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR866,865.60
|
$43.97
PEN162.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR539,150.29
|
$31.91
PEN117.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,297,002.75
|
$81.88
PEN301.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,327,704.66
|
$91.53
PEN337.51
|
|
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