Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 17.9% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Lima, you would:
pay 9.2% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.80
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.73
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
|
pay 12.7% less for groceries
Lima
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.02
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.21
|
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.48
|
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.71
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.75
|
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$0.31
SYP782
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
$0.38
SYP961
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.29
SYP721
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.18
SYP446
|
|
pay 0.5% less for transportation
Lima
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.50
|
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN61.76
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN78,915.39
|
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.21
|
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
|
pay 17.3% less for housing
Lima
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN104.70
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,857.45
|
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,212.47
|
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN205.90
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
|
pay 43.1% less for childcare
Lima
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN738.26
|
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN20,848.84
|
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
|
pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.89
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN9.92
|
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.73
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN137.47
|
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.66
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
Lima
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN155.10
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN104.72
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN266.74
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN269.63
|
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
|
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