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
PEN15.24
|
$15.13
€14.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.32
|
$9.01
€8.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.32
|
$2.84
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.27
|
$2.40
€2.27
|
|
pay 92.4% more for groceries
Lima
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.23
|
$2.29
€2.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.61
|
$7.30
€6.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN18.00
|
$5.02
€4.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.94
|
$3.54
€3.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.96
|
$5.30
€5.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.83
|
$1.10
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.76
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.71
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$1.53
€1.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.45
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.59
|
$0.70
€0.66
|
|
pay 66.5% more for transportation
Lima
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN21.12
|
$7.22
€6.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN63.61
|
$48.12
€45.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN81,282.36
|
$25,940.65
€24,517.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.93
|
$19.81
€18.72
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Lima
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN107.84
|
$37.53
€35.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,913.16
|
$743.38
€702.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,248.84
|
$621.91
€587.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN212.07
|
$222.11
€209.93
|
|
pay 76.7% more for childcare
Lima
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN760.41
|
$416.59
€393.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,474.18
|
$8,210.34
€7,760.01
|
|
pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.13
|
$4.19
€3.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.22
|
$3.32
€3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.32
|
$6.20
€5.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN141.60
|
$41.56
€39.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.40
|
$12.77
€12.07
|
|
pay 46.3% more for clothing
Lima
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN159.75
|
$75.76
€71.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN107.86
|
$38.64
€36.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN274.74
|
$85.33
€80.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN277.71
|
$110.53
€104.46
|
|
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