Cost of living comparison
Lima is 4.7% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Lima instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,811
|
$4.03
PEN15.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,811
|
$6.18
PEN23.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$0.86
PEN3.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF151
|
$0.55
PEN2.04
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,031
|
$2.33
PEN8.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.60
PEN13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,475
|
$4.93
PEN18.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,177
|
$2.67
PEN9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF2,003
|
$2.37
PEN8.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF319
|
$0.80
PEN2.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF183
|
$0.49
PEN1.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF228
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF194
|
$0.49
PEN1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF157
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,047
|
$5.61
PEN21.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.86
PEN78.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,497.63
PEN80,411.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,527
|
$20.42
PEN76.39
|
|
pay 55.5% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,668
|
$29.05
PEN108.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF244,798
|
$557.54
PEN2,085.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,684
|
$362.83
PEN1,357.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,647
|
$47.53
PEN177.78
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,181
|
$250.81
PEN938.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF362,167
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,652.72
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,107
|
$2.15
PEN8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF428
|
$2.66
PEN9.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.37
PEN20.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,444
|
$30.70
PEN114.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,515
|
$6.72
PEN25.13
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,036
|
$43.97
PEN164.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,276
|
$31.91
PEN119.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,126
|
$81.88
PEN306.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,581
|
$91.53
PEN342.38
|
|
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