Cost of living comparison
Lima is 25.3% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Lima instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
VEF12.56
|
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
VEF8.65
|
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
Caracas
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
VEF22.25
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.55
|
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
VEF70.44
|
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
VEF22.79
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
VEF26.54
|
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
VEF18.65
|
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
VEF4.98
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.24
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
VEF6.74
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.31
|
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.40
|
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
|
pay 26.9% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
VEF169.57
|
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
VEF418.93
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
VEF3,590.82
|
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
VEF3,441.20
|
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
|
pay 86.3% more for childcare
Caracas
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
VEF733.54
|
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
VEF56,189.69
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
VEF17.82
|
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
VEF34.91
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
VEF511.77
|
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Caracas
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
VEF420.80
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
VEF379.03
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
VEF755.76
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
VEF650.84
|
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
|
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