Cost of living comparison
Lima is 49.5% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Lima instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 66.4% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.92
|
$4.03
PEN15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$6.18
PEN23.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.91
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.65
|
$3.60
PEN13.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.87
|
$4.93
PEN18.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
$2.67
PEN10.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.24
|
$2.37
PEN8.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 39.8% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.62
|
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€119.53
|
$20.86
PEN78.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,531.14
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,013.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.27
|
$20.42
PEN76.96
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
Dublin
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.17
|
$29.05
PEN109.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,038.57
|
$557.54
PEN2,101.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,778.89
|
$362.83
PEN1,367.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€208.91
|
$47.53
PEN179.11
|
|
pay 56.1% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,274.53
|
$250.81
PEN945.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,760.79
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,859.75
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.47
|
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.95
|
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.94
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.41
|
$30.70
PEN115.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.95
|
$6.72
PEN25.32
|
|
pay 24.8% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€85.66
|
$43.97
PEN165.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.64
|
$31.91
PEN120.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€89.25
|
$81.88
PEN308.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€92.40
|
$91.53
PEN344.94
|
|
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