Cost of living comparison
Lima is 32.0% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Lima instead of Athens, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.89
|
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
Athens
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.14
|
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.62
|
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Athens
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.52
|
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$16.75
PEN62.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
$21,401.64
PEN79,677.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.72
|
$15.52
PEN57.77
|
|
pay 33.7% less for housing
Athens
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.85
|
$28.39
PEN105.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€519.15
|
$503.74
PEN1,875.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€489.39
|
$328.82
PEN1,224.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.71
|
$55.84
PEN207.88
|
|
pay 51.4% less for childcare
Athens
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€457.79
|
$200.22
PEN745.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,426.31
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,050.26
|
|
pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.38
|
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.45
|
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.96
|
$37.28
PEN138.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
Athens
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.57
|
$42.06
PEN156.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.67
|
$28.40
PEN105.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.41
|
$72.34
PEN269.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.42
|
$73.12
PEN272.23
|
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