Cost of living comparison
Rome is 74.8% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Rome instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.46
|
$16.24
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.70
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.31
|
$2.22
€2.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.09
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
pay 66.1% more for groceries
Lima
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.95
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.81
|
$6.93
€6.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.91
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.24
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN9.08
|
$5.10
€4.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.05
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.89
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.78
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.86
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay 31.5% more for transportation
Lima
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.53
|
$7.44
€6.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN79.98
|
$37.90
€35.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN82,441.68
|
$26,749.78
€24,952.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN78.32
|
$17.87
€16.67
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Lima
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN111.40
|
$30.04
€28.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,138.10
|
$1,171.95
€1,093.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,391.41
|
$721.77
€673.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN182.27
|
$175.72
€163.92
|
|
pay 69.4% more for childcare
Lima
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN961.82
|
$516.83
€482.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN28,350.78
|
$9,813.53
€9,154.27
|
|
pay 59.3% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.24
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.20
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.61
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN117.72
|
$62.20
€58.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.76
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
Lima
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN168.61
|
$67.31
€62.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN122.37
|
$30.97
€28.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN314.01
|
$81.10
€75.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN351.02
|
$103.39
€96.45
|
|
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