Cost of living comparison
Austria is 94.9% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Austria instead of Lima, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.11
|
$15.13
€14.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.29
|
$2.84
€2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.25
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
pay 92.4% more for groceries
Lima
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.16
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.50
|
$7.30
€6.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.85
|
$5.02
€4.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.87
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.88
|
$5.30
€4.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.81
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.58
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 66.5% more for transportation
Lima
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.94
|
$7.22
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN63.08
|
$48.12
€44.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,596.89
|
$25,940.65
€24,251.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.43
|
$19.81
€18.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Lima
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.93
|
$37.53
€35.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,897.03
|
$743.38
€694.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,238.31
|
$621.91
€581.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN210.28
|
$222.11
€207.65
|
|
pay 76.7% more for childcare
Lima
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN754.00
|
$416.59
€389.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,293.08
|
$8,210.34
€7,675.73
|
|
pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.06
|
$4.19
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.13
|
$3.32
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
$6.20
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN140.40
|
$41.56
€38.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.19
|
$12.77
€11.93
|
|
pay 46.3% more for clothing
Lima
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN158.41
|
$75.76
€70.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.95
|
$38.64
€36.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN272.43
|
$85.33
€79.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN275.37
|
$110.53
€103.33
|
|
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