Cost of living comparison
Greece is 51.3% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Greece instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.84
|
$12.71
€11.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.79
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.23
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.21
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 38.5% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.04
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.26
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.53
|
$5.63
€5.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.73
|
$3.81
€3.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.72
|
$3.64
€3.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.76
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.56
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN61.95
|
$40.24
€37.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN79,162.04
|
$22,158.38
€20,682.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.39
|
$13.03
€12.16
|
|
pay 56.2% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN105.02
|
$34.83
€32.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,863.26
|
$429.23
€400.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,216.26
|
$358.56
€334.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN206.54
|
$172.07
€160.61
|
|
pay 44.7% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN740.57
|
$341.10
€318.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN20,914.00
|
$6,725.16
€6,277.26
|
|
pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.92
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN9.95
|
$3.33
€3.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.79
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN137.90
|
$45.22
€42.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.74
|
$8.85
€8.26
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN155.59
|
$76.36
€71.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN105.04
|
$36.41
€33.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN267.58
|
$77.82
€72.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN270.47
|
$99.20
€92.59
|
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