Cost of living comparison
Quito is 5.7% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Quito instead of Lima, you would:
pay 25.4% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.14
|
$4.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.21
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.25
|
$1.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.05
|
$0.76
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.77
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.53
|
$4.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.52
|
$4.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.03
|
$2.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.89
|
$3.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN2.99
|
$1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.85
|
$0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.82
|
$0.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 23.7% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.09
|
$2.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.33
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN80,746.05
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.71
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 11.4% less for housing
|
Lima
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.11
|
$34.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,094.13
|
$446.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,362.79
|
$320.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN178.52
|
$31.61
|
|
pay 3.3% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN942.04
|
$275.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,767.67
|
$7,180.00
|
|
pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.07
|
$3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN9.99
|
$2.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.19
|
$6.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.30
|
$40.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.23
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.14
|
$46.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN119.85
|
$44.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN307.56
|
$98.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN343.80
|
$86.36
|
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