Cost of living comparison
Lima is 45.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Lima instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 33.5% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.78
|
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.85
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.38
|
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 53.1% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.85
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.04
|
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.48
|
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.17
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.91
|
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.11
|
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.01
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.63
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.43
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.43
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.69
|
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$498.39
|
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,962.73
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.66
|
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
|
pay 49.4% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.39
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,079.84
|
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,572.99
|
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,525.47
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
|
pay 69.4% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,231.69
|
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,305.84
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
|
pay 58.4% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.81
|
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.31
|
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$671.48
|
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$593.05
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$320.27
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$711.28
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,050.90
|
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
|
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