Cost of living comparison
Athens is 58.6% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Athens instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.48
|
$16.08
€15.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.73
|
$9.65
€9.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.09
|
$2.06
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.90
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 38.4% more for groceries
Lima
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.04
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.74
|
$6.59
€6.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.46
|
$6.29
€5.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.08
|
$4.50
€4.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.38
|
$4.89
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.88
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.95
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.99
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 15.7% more for transportation
Lima
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.08
|
$7.64
€7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN88.93
|
$30.01
€28.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN86,363.53
|
$30,384.48
€28,744.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN75.10
|
$12.86
€12.17
|
|
pay 83.7% more for housing
Lima
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN99.04
|
$32.55
€30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,146.01
|
$634.68
€600.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,356.05
|
$557.32
€527.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN164.08
|
$153.41
€145.13
|
|
pay 77.0% more for childcare
Lima
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN796.69
|
$463.20
€438.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,150.16
|
$10,722.29
€10,143.60
|
|
pay 53.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
$5.36
€5.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.77
|
$3.71
€3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.76
|
$4.88
€4.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN113.77
|
$49.36
€46.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN29.64
|
$9.65
€9.13
|
|
pay 35.8% more for clothing
Lima
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN159.55
|
$86.11
€81.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN130.43
|
$38.32
€36.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN317.69
|
$93.75
€88.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN351.78
|
$115.38
€109.16
|
|
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