Cost of living comparison
Lima is 50.7% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Lima instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 68.7% less for restaurants
|
Brussels
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€17.71
|
$4.03
PEN15.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€10.83
|
$6.18
PEN23.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.46
|
$0.86
PEN3.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.33
|
$0.55
PEN2.05
|
|
pay 43.0% less for groceries
|
Brussels
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.43
|
$2.33
PEN8.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.58
|
$3.60
PEN13.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.33
|
$4.93
PEN18.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.72
|
$2.67
PEN10.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€4.91
|
$2.37
PEN8.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.12
|
$0.80
PEN2.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$0.49
PEN1.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.18
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.18
|
$0.49
PEN1.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.79
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.75
|
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
|
pay 32.3% less for transportation
|
Brussels
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.50
|
$5.61
PEN21.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€48.22
|
$20.86
PEN78.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,047.51
|
$21,497.63
PEN80,746.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€21.85
|
$20.42
PEN76.71
|
|
pay 59.7% less for housing
|
Brussels
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€52.28
|
$29.05
PEN109.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,054.15
|
$557.54
PEN2,094.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€882.93
|
$362.83
PEN1,362.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€165.39
|
$47.53
PEN178.52
|
|
pay 71.3% less for childcare
|
Brussels
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€894.32
|
$250.81
PEN942.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€20,929.02
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,767.67
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brussels
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€4.92
|
$2.15
PEN8.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.51
|
$2.66
PEN9.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.37
|
$5.37
PEN20.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€31.57
|
$30.70
PEN115.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€12.79
|
$6.72
PEN25.23
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
|
Brussels
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€94.25
|
$43.97
PEN165.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€44.83
|
$31.91
PEN119.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€106.20
|
$81.88
PEN307.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€130.89
|
$91.53
PEN343.80
|
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