Cost of living comparison
Lima is 49.5% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Lima instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Lima
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$4.01
PEN14.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.42
|
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.38
|
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
|
pay 39.9% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$1.90
PEN7.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.08
|
$3.58
PEN13.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.40
|
$4.74
PEN17.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.28
|
$2.09
PEN7.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.66
|
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.10
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.28
|
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
pay 37.7% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.24
|
$5.56
PEN20.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.55
|
$16.75
PEN61.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
$21,401.64
PEN78,836.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.35
|
$15.52
PEN57.16
|
|
pay 57.3% less for housing
Brussels
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.33
|
$28.39
PEN104.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€978.76
|
$503.74
PEN1,855.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€819.76
|
$328.82
PEN1,211.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€154.11
|
$55.84
PEN205.69
|
|
pay 77.8% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€886.50
|
$200.22
PEN737.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,962.49
|
$5,654.15
PEN20,828.04
|
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$2.14
PEN7.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.49
|
$2.69
PEN9.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€32.06
|
$37.28
PEN137.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$6.69
PEN24.64
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.71
|
$42.06
PEN154.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.57
|
$28.40
PEN104.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.89
|
$72.34
PEN266.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.89
|
$73.12
PEN269.36
|
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