Cost of living comparison
Lima is 4.3% more expensive than Johannesburg.
If you lived in Lima instead of Johannesburg, you would:
pay 18.5% less for restaurants
Johannesburg
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.30
ZAR174.82
|
$4.03
PEN15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
ZAR92.55
|
$6.18
PEN23.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
ZAR19.56
|
$0.86
PEN3.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
ZAR13.80
|
$0.55
PEN2.05
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
Johannesburg
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZAR18.73
|
$2.33
PEN8.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
ZAR73.95
|
$3.60
PEN13.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
ZAR79.70
|
$4.93
PEN18.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
ZAR41.58
|
$2.67
PEN10.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
ZAR39.41
|
$2.37
PEN8.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZAR13.50
|
$0.80
PEN2.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.94
|
$0.49
PEN1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.43
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.69
|
$0.49
PEN1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
ZAR10.63
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZAR12.46
|
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
|
pay 14.9% more for transportation
Johannesburg
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
ZAR90.82
|
$5.61
PEN21.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.88
ZAR1,426.22
|
$20.86
PEN78.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,696.94
ZAR370,210.68
|
$21,497.63
PEN80,581.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.88
ZAR185.62
|
$20.42
PEN76.55
|
|
pay 10.9% less for housing
Johannesburg
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.51
ZAR855.39
|
$29.05
PEN108.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.53
ZAR7,678.44
|
$557.54
PEN2,089.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.43
ZAR6,774.34
|
$362.83
PEN1,360.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.63
ZAR1,609.36
|
$47.53
PEN178.15
|
|
pay 19.7% more for childcare
Johannesburg
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.74
ZAR4,543.49
|
$250.81
PEN940.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,451.68
ZAR102,466.09
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,710.98
|
|
pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports
Johannesburg
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
ZAR41.13
|
$2.15
PEN8.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
ZAR36.40
|
$2.66
PEN9.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
ZAR57.07
|
$5.37
PEN20.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.81
ZAR616.71
|
$30.70
PEN115.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
ZAR128.55
|
$6.72
PEN25.18
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Johannesburg
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.41
ZAR872.23
|
$43.97
PEN164.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.12
ZAR660.01
|
$31.91
PEN119.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
ZAR1,555.88
|
$81.88
PEN306.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.39
ZAR1,567.30
|
$91.53
PEN343.10
|
|
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