Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 81.4% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
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
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
$2.53
€2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
pay 56.5% more for groceries
Lima
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.02
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.21
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.48
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.71
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
$3.74
€3.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.75
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 76.4% more for transportation
Lima
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.50
|
$7.44
€6.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN61.76
|
$59.37
€55.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN78,915.39
|
$27,693.49
€25,692.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.21
|
$13.63
€12.65
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Lima
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN104.70
|
$34.19
€31.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,857.45
|
$1,094.67
€1,015.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,212.47
|
$816.29
€757.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN205.90
|
$125.07
€116.03
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Lima
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN738.26
|
$529.47
€491.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN20,848.84
|
$9,499.24
€8,812.92
|
|
pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.89
|
$3.30
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN9.92
|
$2.17
€2.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.73
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN137.47
|
$41.71
€38.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.66
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
pay 29.7% more for clothing
Lima
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN155.10
|
$67.45
€62.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN104.72
|
$35.01
€32.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN266.74
|
$76.87
€71.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN269.63
|
$94.21
€87.40
|
|
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