Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.2 times more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Lima, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.80
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.73
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
$2.39
€2.22
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Lima
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.02
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.21
|
$6.93
€6.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.48
|
$5.11
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.71
|
$3.15
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
$4.93
€4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.75
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Lima
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.50
|
$8.08
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN61.76
|
$93.45
€86.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN78,915.39
|
$32,967.00
€30,585.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.21
|
$22.98
€21.32
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Lima
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN104.70
|
$42.65
€39.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,857.45
|
$1,347.77
€1,250.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,212.47
|
$999.06
€926.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN205.90
|
$273.14
€253.40
|
|
pay 22.3% more for childcare
Lima
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN738.26
|
$210.36
€195.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN20,848.84
|
$7,885.50
€7,315.77
|
|
pay 62.8% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.89
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN9.92
|
$3.62
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.73
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN137.47
|
$41.73
€38.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.66
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 62.1% more for clothing
Lima
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN155.10
|
$91.74
€85.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN104.72
|
$38.98
€36.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN266.74
|
$94.97
€88.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN269.63
|
$118.23
€109.69
|
|
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