Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 18.7% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Lima, you would:
pay 29.8% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
$5.93
R$30.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$6.92
R$35.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
$1.07
R$5.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
$0.72
R$3.68
|
|
pay 8.4% more for groceries
Lima
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
$1.61
R$8.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
$4.63
R$23.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
$4.23
R$21.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
$2.29
R$11.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
$1.82
R$9.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
$0.78
R$3.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.53
R$2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.43
R$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.70
R$3.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$0.48
R$2.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.47
R$2.41
|
|
pay 38.2% more for transportation
Lima
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
$4.59
R$23.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
$50.51
R$258.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
$23,730.52
R$121,462.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
$8.99
R$46.00
|
|
pay 15.6% less for housing
Lima
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
$21.45
R$109.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
$384.72
R$1,969.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
$223.17
R$1,142.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
$65.73
R$336.45
|
|
pay 80.2% more for childcare
Lima
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
$383.64
R$1,963.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
$9,542.54
R$48,842.56
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
$1.98
R$10.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
$1.62
R$8.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$2.37
R$12.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
$23.91
R$122.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
$7.51
R$38.46
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
Lima
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
$46.01
R$235.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
$45.46
R$232.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
$75.98
R$388.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
$62.59
R$320.36
|
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