Cost of living comparison
Lima is 14.2% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Lima instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 49.3% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3600
|
$4.03
PEN15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.2900
|
$6.18
PEN23.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$0.86
PEN3.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.55
PEN2.05
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
$2.33
PEN8.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$3.60
PEN13.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
$4.93
PEN18.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
$2.67
PEN10.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$2.37
PEN8.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.80
PEN2.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.49
PEN1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.49
PEN1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$5.61
PEN21.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4500
|
$20.86
PEN78.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF581.9700
|
$21,497.63
PEN80,581.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4100
|
$20.42
PEN76.55
|
|
pay 11.3% less for housing
Santiago
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7300
|
$29.05
PEN108.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.0700
|
$557.54
PEN2,089.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.2100
|
$362.83
PEN1,360.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9100
|
$47.53
PEN178.15
|
|
pay 15.2% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.4800
|
$250.81
PEN940.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF228.1600
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,710.98
|
|
pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$2.15
PEN8.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$2.66
PEN9.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$5.37
PEN20.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3300
|
$30.70
PEN115.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$6.72
PEN25.18
|
|
pay 1.3% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8100
|
$43.97
PEN164.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.0800
|
$31.91
PEN119.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.4800
|
$81.88
PEN306.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6200
|
$91.53
PEN343.10
|
|
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