Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 11.4% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Lima, you would:
pay 0.6% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$5.20
₺168.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
$0.96
₺31.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
$0.37
₺11.92
|
|
pay 14.0% less for groceries
Lima
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
$0.48
₺15.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
$3.63
₺118.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
$4.44
₺144.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
$1.88
₺61.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
$2.04
₺66.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
$0.41
₺13.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.71
₺23.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$0.41
₺13.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
$0.54
₺17.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.25
₺8.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.28
₺9.13
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Lima
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
$4.32
₺140.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.36
|
$15.59
₺506.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN79,677.78
|
$41,561.68
₺1,350,156.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.77
|
$3.95
₺128.26
|
|
pay 34.2% less for housing
Lima
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN105.71
|
$9.64
₺313.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,875.40
|
$347.65
₺11,293.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,224.18
|
$232.27
₺7,545.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN207.88
|
$49.91
₺1,621.49
|
|
pay 3.4% less for childcare
Lima
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN745.40
|
$226.70
₺7,364.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,050.26
|
$4,524.41
₺146,978.18
|
|
pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
$2.60
₺84.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
$2.16
₺70.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$1.82
₺59.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN138.80
|
$23.38
₺759.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
$3.35
₺108.86
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
Lima
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN156.60
|
$44.25
₺1,437.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN105.73
|
$33.47
₺1,087.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN269.32
|
$76.89
₺2,497.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN272.23
|
$65.82
₺2,138.17
|
|
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