Cost of living comparison
Lima is 38.6% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Lima instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 8.6% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
₺166.28
|
$4.01
PEN14.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
₺166.28
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
₺30.64
|
$0.87
PEN3.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
₺11.74
|
$0.60
PEN2.19
|
|
pay 42.8% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
₺15.32
|
$1.90
PEN6.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
₺116.33
|
$3.58
PEN13.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
₺142.00
|
$4.74
PEN17.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₺60.15
|
$2.09
PEN7.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
₺65.21
|
$2.36
PEN8.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.14
|
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₺22.74
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.20
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
₺17.24
|
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₺8.15
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
₺9.00
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
pay 70.2% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₺138.23
|
$5.56
PEN20.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
₺498.85
|
$16.75
PEN61.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
₺1,330,277.25
|
$21,401.64
PEN78,607.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
₺126.38
|
$15.52
PEN56.99
|
|
pay 73.2% more for housing
Ankara
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
₺308.55
|
$28.39
PEN104.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
₺11,127.21
|
$503.74
PEN1,850.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
₺7,434.31
|
$328.82
PEN1,207.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
₺1,597.61
|
$55.84
PEN205.09
|
|
pay 6.7% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₺7,255.94
|
$200.22
PEN735.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
₺144,814.16
|
$5,654.15
PEN20,767.53
|
|
pay 72.1% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
₺83.14
|
$2.14
PEN7.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
₺69.04
|
$2.69
PEN9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
₺58.20
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
₺748.34
|
$37.28
PEN136.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₺107.25
|
$6.69
PEN24.56
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
₺1,416.23
|
$42.06
PEN154.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
₺1,071.18
|
$28.40
PEN104.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
₺2,461.01
|
$72.34
PEN265.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
₺2,106.69
|
$73.12
PEN268.58
|
|
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