Cost of living comparison
Lima is 11.5% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Lima instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 29.9% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
|
pay 67.2% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
|
pay 15.0% more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
|
pay 24.0% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
|
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
|
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