Cost of living comparison
Lima is 17.1% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Lima instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY299.61
|
$5.23
PEN19.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY249.67
|
$6.10
PEN22.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.65
|
$0.83
PEN3.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.32
|
$0.51
PEN1.92
|
|
pay 46.9% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.65
|
$2.42
PEN9.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY158.27
|
$4.22
PEN15.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.00
|
$4.95
PEN18.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY57.73
|
$2.70
PEN10.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY92.70
|
$2.25
PEN8.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.71
|
$0.87
PEN3.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.27
|
$0.50
PEN1.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.60
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.60
|
$0.52
PEN1.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.50
|
$0.53
PEN2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.89
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY165.34
|
$5.39
PEN20.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY299.61
|
$23.85
PEN89.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,539,988.69
|
$23,163.52
PEN87,372.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY185.55
|
$20.14
PEN75.98
|
|
pay 25.5% more for housing
Ankara
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY394.98
|
$26.56
PEN100.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,347.68
|
$575.58
PEN2,171.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,714.07
|
$363.71
PEN1,371.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,822.55
|
$44.01
PEN165.99
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,242.15
|
$213.68
PEN806.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY356,744.60
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,490.78
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY119.84
|
$2.12
PEN8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY97.62
|
$2.62
PEN9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY69.91
|
$5.30
PEN19.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,404.74
|
$30.52
PEN115.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY199.74
|
$7.95
PEN29.99
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,945.73
|
$42.79
PEN161.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,564.82
|
$34.98
PEN131.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,577.68
|
$85.21
PEN321.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,202.96
|
$94.35
PEN355.89
|
|
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