Cost of living comparison
Athens is 69.1% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Athens instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.78
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
$2.01
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 53.8% more for groceries
Lima
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.01
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.20
|
$6.55
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.46
|
$7.06
€6.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.70
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 33.2% more for transportation
Lima
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.48
|
$8.01
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN61.70
|
$32.98
€30.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN78,836.65
|
$25,287.34
€23,725.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.16
|
$11.43
€10.73
|
|
pay 87.6% more for housing
Lima
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN104.59
|
$33.96
€31.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,855.60
|
$553.55
€519.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,211.26
|
$521.82
€489.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN205.69
|
$202.27
€189.78
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Lima
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN737.53
|
$488.12
€457.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN20,828.04
|
$10,050.80
€9,430.16
|
|
pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.88
|
$4.67
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN9.91
|
$3.68
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN137.34
|
$45.80
€42.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.64
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 53.1% more for clothing
Lima
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN154.95
|
$84.84
€79.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN104.61
|
$38.04
€35.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN266.48
|
$90.00
€84.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN269.36
|
$111.33
€104.46
|
|
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