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Kaliningrad vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Kaliningrad is 17.1% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 32.4% more in Kaliningrad
Groceries: pay 8.8% more in Kaliningrad
Transportation: pay 30.7% less in Kaliningrad
Housing: pay 9.9% less in Kaliningrad
Childcare: pay 36.5% more in Kaliningrad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% less in Kaliningrad
Clothing: pay 92.2% more in Kaliningrad

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

Kaliningrad vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.4% more for restaurants

	Lima	Kaliningrad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$8.34 RUB664.38	+94.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$6.15 RUB489.74	-13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.40 RUB111.88	+39.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.71 RUB56.72	+9.1%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 8.8% more for groceries

	Lima	Kaliningrad
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$0.81 RUB64.37	-69.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$6.10 RUB486.28	+35.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$4.55 RUB362.83	-20.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$1.84 RUB146.67	-37.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$2.47 RUB196.62	-6.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$0.65 RUB51.80	-35.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.85 RUB67.63	+67.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.93 RUB74.06	+61.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.39 RUB110.98	+147.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.38 RUB29.94	-18.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.33 RUB25.97	-24.9%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 30.7% less for transportation

	Lima	Kaliningrad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$2.81 RUB224.16	-45.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$15.01 RUB1,195.88	-34.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	$26,803.03 RUB2,135,492.78	+34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$5.06 RUB402.90	-76.7%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 9.9% less for housing

	Lima	Kaliningrad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$6.85 RUB545.55	-72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	$431.35 RUB34,367.40	-34.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	$318.78 RUB25,398.55	-14.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.33	$79.43 RUB6,328.59	+82.5%
Average			-9.9%

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pay 36.5% more for childcare

	Lima	Kaliningrad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.14	$305.51 RUB24,340.95	+58.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	$9,374.72 RUB746,917.36	+14.1%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Kaliningrad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$2.38 RUB189.82	+4.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$2.47 RUB196.86	-5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$2.85 RUB226.84	-50.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.64	$41.22 RUB3,283.91	+32.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$5.06 RUB403.37	-29.1%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 92.2% more for clothing

	Lima	Kaliningrad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$111.64 RUB8,894.50	+118.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.13	$52.76 RUB4,203.89	+47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.34	$164.22 RUB13,084.13	+95.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.36	$173.16 RUB13,796.59	+106.9%
Average			+92.2%

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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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