Cost of living comparison
Lima is 39.3% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Lima instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 14.6% less for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
Ar19,262
|
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
Ar35,483
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Ar4,731
|
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
Ar2,568
|
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
|
pay 16.6% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
Ar5,153
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
Ar17,066
|
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
Ar16,982
|
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
Ar9,003
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
Ar10,960
|
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
Ar3,411
|
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,380
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
Ar1,897
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
Ar1,533
|
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
Ar1,380
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
Ar1,747
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
$16.75
PEN62.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
$21,401.64
PEN79,677.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
$15.52
PEN57.77
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
$28.39
PEN105.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
$503.74
PEN1,875.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
Ar849,054
|
$328.82
PEN1,224.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
$55.84
PEN207.88
|
|
pay 52.4% more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
$200.22
PEN745.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,050.26
|
|
pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
Ar5,069
|
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
Ar5,069
|
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
$37.28
PEN138.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
|
pay 9.1% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
$42.06
PEN156.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
$28.40
PEN105.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
$72.34
PEN269.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
$73.12
PEN272.23
|
|
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