Cost of living comparison
Lima is 64.5% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Lima instead of Bern, you would:
pay 79.9% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Lima
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.26
|
$4.01
PEN15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF15.15
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.15
|
$0.87
PEN3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.82
|
$0.60
PEN2.25
|
|
pay 61.9% less for groceries
Bern
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.78
|
$1.90
PEN7.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.90
|
$3.58
PEN13.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.16
|
$4.74
PEN17.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.70
|
$2.09
PEN7.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.84
|
$2.36
PEN8.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.68
|
$0.74
PEN2.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.28
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.52
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.63
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.97
|
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.88
|
$0.42
PEN1.58
|
|
pay 53.6% less for transportation
Bern
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.39
|
$5.56
PEN20.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF79.81
|
$16.75
PEN63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF30,308.59
|
$21,401.64
PEN80,596.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF43.04
|
$15.52
PEN58.43
|
|
pay 63.2% less for housing
Bern
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF48.83
|
$28.39
PEN106.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,230.71
|
$503.74
PEN1,897.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF920.91
|
$328.82
PEN1,238.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF213.06
|
$55.84
PEN210.28
|
|
pay 86.0% less for childcare
Bern
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,155.28
|
$200.22
PEN754.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,520.02
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,293.08
|
|
pay 54.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.31
|
$2.14
PEN8.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.77
|
$2.69
PEN10.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.09
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF57.99
|
$37.28
PEN140.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF20.21
|
$6.69
PEN25.19
|
|
pay 51.9% less for clothing
Bern
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF106.53
|
$42.06
PEN158.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF45.46
|
$28.40
PEN106.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF123.76
|
$72.34
PEN272.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF145.77
|
$73.12
PEN275.37
|
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