Cost of living comparison
Lima is 43.3% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Lima instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 5.9% more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH312.48
|
$4.03
PEN15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH260.40
|
$6.18
PEN23.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.58
|
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.92
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 38.6% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.16
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.31
|
$3.60
PEN13.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH160.06
|
$4.93
PEN18.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.41
|
$2.67
PEN10.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.38
|
$2.37
PEN8.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.17
|
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.24
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.14
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.64
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.60
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.45
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH212.85
|
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH398.42
|
$20.86
PEN78.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,275,979.96
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,013.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH172.91
|
$20.42
PEN76.96
|
|
pay 94.2% more for housing
Kiev
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH239.80
|
$29.05
PEN109.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,028.25
|
$557.54
PEN2,101.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,441.70
|
$362.83
PEN1,367.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,970.73
|
$47.53
PEN179.11
|
|
pay 11.9% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,053.84
|
$250.81
PEN945.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH283,468.58
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,859.75
|
|
pay 70.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.08
|
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.29
|
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH93.75
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,103.83
|
$30.70
PEN115.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH208.32
|
$6.72
PEN25.32
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,855.39
|
$43.97
PEN165.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,505.61
|
$31.91
PEN120.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,597.05
|
$81.88
PEN308.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,894.74
|
$91.53
PEN344.94
|
|
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