Cost of living comparison
Lima is 29.2% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Lima instead of Prague, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Lima
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK222.32
|
$4.03
PEN14.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK202.11
|
$6.18
PEN22.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK38.68
|
$0.86
PEN3.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK34.84
|
$0.55
PEN2.01
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Prague
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK35.84
|
$2.33
PEN8.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK144.65
|
$3.60
PEN13.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK91.30
|
$4.93
PEN18.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK60.34
|
$2.67
PEN9.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK94.31
|
$2.37
PEN8.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.70
|
$0.80
PEN2.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK17.22
|
$0.49
PEN1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK22.01
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK33.09
|
$0.49
PEN1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.32
|
$0.48
PEN1.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.77
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
pay 4.4% more for transportation
Prague
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK148.97
|
$5.61
PEN20.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK555.80
|
$20.86
PEN76.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK621,484.49
|
$21,497.63
PEN79,269.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK289.02
|
$20.42
PEN75.31
|
|
pay 36.7% less for housing
Prague
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK499.28
|
$29.05
PEN107.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK24,774.03
|
$557.54
PEN2,055.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK18,242.42
|
$362.83
PEN1,337.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,397.50
|
$47.53
PEN175.25
|
|
pay 51.2% less for childcare
Prague
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,725.06
|
$250.81
PEN924.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK272,252.41
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,259.84
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK60.13
|
$2.15
PEN7.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK72.43
|
$2.66
PEN9.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK151.58
|
$5.37
PEN19.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,420.08
|
$30.70
PEN113.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK252.64
|
$6.72
PEN24.77
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
Prague
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,922.40
|
$43.97
PEN162.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK908.68
|
$31.91
PEN117.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,269.80
|
$81.88
PEN301.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,672.73
|
$91.53
PEN337.51
|
|
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