Cost of living comparison
London is 3.5 times more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in London instead of Lima, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.19
|
$25.22
£19.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.29
|
$10.09
£7.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$2.54
£1.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$2.08
£1.60
|
|
pay 80.3% more for groceries
Lima
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$1.96
£1.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.57
|
$4.74
£3.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.58
|
$6.34
£4.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.06
|
$3.99
£3.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.92
|
$4.28
£3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$1.47
£1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$1.48
£1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$1.76
£1.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.73
£0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Lima
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
$7.20
£5.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.59
|
$252.24
£193.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,013.81
|
$34,406.00
£26,362.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.96
|
$25.33
£19.41
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Lima
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.47
|
$39.12
£29.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,101.07
|
$2,697.16
£2,066.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,367.31
|
$2,027.26
£1,553.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.11
|
$284.51
£217.99
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Lima
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.16
|
$2,321.07
£1,778.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,859.75
|
$25,293.41
£19,380.44
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
$8.20
£6.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
$4.56
£3.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
$18.92
£14.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.69
|
$58.95
£45.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.32
|
$18.92
£14.50
|
|
pay 65.5% more for clothing
Lima
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.69
|
$103.07
£78.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.25
|
$49.65
£38.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.58
|
$112.31
£86.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN344.94
|
$123.32
£94.49
|
|
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