Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 82.6% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Lima, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.46
|
$15.16
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.70
|
$10.32
€9.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.31
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.09
|
$1.81
€1.69
|
|
pay 57.1% more for groceries
Lima
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.95
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.81
|
$7.67
€7.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.91
|
$4.36
€4.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.24
|
$3.02
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN9.08
|
$3.87
€3.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.05
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.89
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.78
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.86
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 55.0% more for transportation
Lima
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.53
|
$6.78
€6.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN79.98
|
$54.15
€50.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN82,441.68
|
$36,133.87
€33,706.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN78.32
|
$14.65
€13.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Lima
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN111.40
|
$33.64
€31.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,138.10
|
$1,370.72
€1,278.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,391.41
|
$989.21
€922.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN182.27
|
$123.32
€115.03
|
|
pay 75.8% more for childcare
Lima
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN961.82
|
$543.23
€506.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN28,350.78
|
$9,978.95
€9,308.58
|
|
pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.24
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.20
|
$2.63
€2.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.61
|
$6.12
€5.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN117.72
|
$48.46
€45.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.76
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
Lima
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN168.61
|
$83.95
€78.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN122.37
|
$33.93
€31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN314.01
|
$87.19
€81.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN351.02
|
$99.93
€93.22
|
|
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