Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 32.2% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Lima, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
$1.65
Rs498.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$5.04
Rs1,518.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
$0.51
Rs154.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
$0.25
Rs74.08
|
|
pay 59.4% more for groceries
Lima
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
$0.74
Rs223.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
$4.34
Rs1,307.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
$5.48
Rs1,651.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
$2.19
Rs661.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
$2.25
Rs677.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
$2.49
Rs750.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.42
Rs125.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$2.10
Rs632.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
$0.70
Rs212.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.55
Rs166.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.38
Rs114.08
|
|
pay 29.9% less for transportation
Lima
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
$5.24
Rs1,579.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.36
|
$4.72
Rs1,423.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN79,677.78
|
$29,917.63
Rs9,016,088.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.77
|
$2.83
Rs854.16
|
|
pay 50.3% less for housing
Lima
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN105.71
|
$11.95
Rs3,602.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,875.40
|
$341.69
Rs102,973.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,224.18
|
$142.52
Rs42,950.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN207.88
|
$25.52
Rs7,691.70
|
|
pay 88.9% less for childcare
Lima
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN745.40
|
$26.09
Rs7,863.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,050.26
|
$520.92
Rs156,986.01
|
|
pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
$1.57
Rs474.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
$1.85
Rs556.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$6.30
Rs1,898.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN138.80
|
$12.09
Rs3,643.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
$3.15
Rs949.06
|
|
pay 42.7% less for clothing
Lima
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN156.60
|
$24.08
Rs7,257.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN105.73
|
$16.10
Rs4,853.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN269.32
|
$54.57
Rs16,444.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN272.23
|
$29.14
Rs8,781.79
|
|
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