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Chelyabinsk vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Chelyabinsk is 7.0% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 0.2% more in Chelyabinsk
Groceries: pay 0.3% more in Chelyabinsk
Transportation: pay 12.7% less in Chelyabinsk
Housing: pay 1.2% more in Chelyabinsk
Childcare: pay 8.0% more in Chelyabinsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% less in Chelyabinsk
Clothing: pay 72.8% more in Chelyabinsk

The cost of clothing, childcare, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Chelyabinsk are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including entertainment and sports and transportation are lower in Chelyabinsk.

Chelyabinsk vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chelyabinsk instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 0.2% more for restaurants

	Lima	Chelyabinsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$6.25 RUB498.28	+46.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$5.36 RUB427.10	-24.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.25 RUB99.77	+24.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.36 RUB28.60	-45.0%
Average			+0.2%

Lima vs. Chelyabinsk - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.3% more for groceries

	Lima	Chelyabinsk
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$0.65 RUB52.04	-75.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$5.00 RUB398.63	+10.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$4.22 RUB336.37	-26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$1.55 RUB123.38	-47.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$2.55 RUB203.20	-3.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$0.76 RUB60.27	-25.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.85 RUB67.45	+66.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.84 RUB66.73	+45.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.09 RUB86.96	+93.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.36 RUB29.06	-21.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.37 RUB29.60	-14.4%
Average			+0.3%

Lima vs. Chelyabinsk - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.7% less for transportation

	Lima	Chelyabinsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$2.74 RUB218.38	-47.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$17.27 RUB1,376.21	-24.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	$38,119.86 RUB3,037,145.29	+90.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$6.55 RUB522.01	-69.8%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 1.2% more for housing

	Lima	Chelyabinsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$7.59 RUB605.06	-69.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	$393.11 RUB31,320.56	-40.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	$303.90 RUB24,212.69	-18.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.33	$101.72 RUB8,104.64	+133.7%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 8.0% more for childcare

	Lima	Chelyabinsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.14	$317.67 RUB25,309.54	+65.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	$4,169.36 RUB332,187.77	-49.2%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Chelyabinsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$0.89 RUB70.71	-61.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$2.16 RUB172.03	-17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$2.68 RUB213.55	-53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.64	$50.93 RUB4,057.44	+63.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$4.47 RUB355.92	-37.4%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 72.8% more for clothing

	Lima	Chelyabinsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$99.27 RUB7,909.23	+94.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.13	$48.84 RUB3,891.34	+36.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.34	$156.85 RUB12,496.59	+86.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.36	$144.93 RUB11,547.48	+73.2%
Average			+72.8%

Lima vs. Chelyabinsk - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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