Cost of living comparison
Italy is 75.7% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Italy instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
$15.74
€14.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$9.09
€8.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
$2.45
€2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 68.9% more for groceries
Lima
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
$7.20
€6.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
$4.88
€4.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
$4.47
€4.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 53.6% more for transportation
Lima
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
$8.02
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
$38.40
€35.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
$25,887.08
€24,181.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
$18.65
€17.42
|
|
pay 62.3% more for housing
Lima
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
$30.75
€28.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
$608.10
€568.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
$488.80
€456.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
$151.72
€141.72
|
|
pay 99.7% more for childcare
Lima
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
$459.30
€429.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
$9,604.44
€8,971.56
|
|
pay 36.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
$4.83
€4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
$51.79
€48.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
$9.32
€8.71
|
|
pay 50.2% more for clothing
Lima
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
$80.37
€75.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
$36.54
€34.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
$89.56
€83.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
$114.84
€107.28
|
|
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