Cost of living comparison
Lima is 39.4% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Lima instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 59.7% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€16.75
|
$5.23
PEN19.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.22
|
$6.10
PEN22.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.04
|
$0.83
PEN3.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.57
|
$0.51
PEN1.90
|
|
pay 26.6% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.68
|
$2.42
PEN9.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.90
|
$4.22
PEN15.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.77
|
$4.95
PEN18.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.51
|
$2.70
PEN10.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.24
|
$2.25
PEN8.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.15
|
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.50
PEN1.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.18
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.49
|
$0.52
PEN1.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.53
PEN1.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.73
|
$5.39
PEN20.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€113.03
|
$23.85
PEN88.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€35,895.50
|
$23,163.52
PEN86,363.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.37
|
$20.14
PEN75.10
|
|
pay 61.1% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€44.39
|
$26.56
PEN99.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,330.83
|
$575.58
PEN2,146.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,123.71
|
$363.71
PEN1,356.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€151.24
|
$44.01
PEN164.08
|
|
pay 31.5% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€942.54
|
$213.68
PEN796.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,406.15
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,150.16
|
|
pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.62
|
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.60
|
$2.62
PEN9.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.55
|
$5.30
PEN19.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€52.70
|
$30.52
PEN113.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.63
|
$7.95
PEN29.64
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€73.74
|
$42.79
PEN159.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.78
|
$34.98
PEN130.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€81.01
|
$85.21
PEN317.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€84.30
|
$94.35
PEN351.78
|
|
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