Cost of living comparison
Italy is 68.4% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Italy instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.19
|
$15.81
€14.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.29
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 64.3% more for groceries
Lima
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.57
|
$6.81
€6.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.58
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.06
|
$3.41
€3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.92
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 33.8% more for transportation
Lima
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.59
|
$38.24
€35.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,013.81
|
$26,985.59
€24,820.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.96
|
$19.55
€17.98
|
|
pay 73.8% more for housing
Lima
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.47
|
$29.86
€27.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,101.07
|
$660.64
€607.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,367.31
|
$504.89
€464.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.11
|
$158.99
€146.23
|
|
pay 68.5% more for childcare
Lima
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.16
|
$519.28
€477.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,859.75
|
$9,615.09
€8,843.48
|
|
pay 44.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.69
|
$52.41
€48.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.32
|
$9.51
€8.75
|
|
pay 27.5% more for clothing
Lima
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.69
|
$76.74
€70.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.25
|
$34.05
€31.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.58
|
$84.06
€77.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN344.94
|
$115.51
€106.24
|
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