Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 28.7% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Lima, you would:
pay 40.9% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.46
|
$9.92
RUB849.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.70
|
$4.92
RUB421.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.31
|
$1.10
RUB94.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.09
|
$0.60
RUB51.38
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
Lima
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.95
|
$0.63
RUB54.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.81
|
$4.72
RUB404.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.91
|
$3.62
RUB310.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.24
|
$1.74
RUB149.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN9.08
|
$2.18
RUB187.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.05
|
$0.64
RUB54.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.89
|
$0.69
RUB58.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.78
|
$0.79
RUB67.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$1.56
RUB133.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.19
RUB16.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.86
|
$0.20
RUB17.38
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
Lima
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.53
|
$2.31
RUB198.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN79.98
|
$29.87
RUB2,558.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN82,441.68
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,811,258.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN78.32
|
$5.69
RUB487.28
|
|
pay 29.0% more for housing
Lima
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN111.40
|
$6.03
RUB516.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,138.10
|
$881.83
RUB75,534.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,391.41
|
$532.09
RUB45,577.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN182.27
|
$90.54
RUB7,755.56
|
|
pay 74.7% more for childcare
Lima
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN961.82
|
$484.25
RUB41,479.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN28,350.78
|
$11,553.80
RUB989,662.92
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.24
|
$3.28
RUB281.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.20
|
$2.63
RUB225.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.61
|
$2.52
RUB215.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN117.72
|
$32.93
RUB2,820.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.76
|
$5.47
RUB468.54
|
|
pay 59.8% more for clothing
Lima
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN168.61
|
$98.68
RUB8,453.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN122.37
|
$46.53
RUB3,985.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN314.01
|
$117.96
RUB10,104.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN351.02
|
$114.14
RUB9,777.10
|
|
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