Cost of living comparison
Russia is 7.3% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Russia instead of Lima, you would:
pay 11.5% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.11
|
$7.74
₽713.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
$4.69
₽432.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.29
|
$0.85
₽78.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.25
|
$0.41
₽37.76
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
Lima
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.16
|
$0.54
₽49.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.50
|
$4.40
₽405.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.85
|
$3.48
₽320.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.87
|
$1.27
₽117.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.88
|
$1.79
₽164.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.81
|
$0.62
₽56.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.56
₽51.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$0.66
₽61.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$1.03
₽94.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.58
|
$0.25
₽23.32
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
Lima
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.94
|
$2.37
₽218.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN63.08
|
$19.36
₽1,783.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,596.89
|
$31,226.85
₽2,878,051.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.43
|
$3.41
₽314.06
|
|
pay 31.3% less for housing
Lima
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.93
|
$6.56
₽604.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,897.03
|
$310.33
₽28,601.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,238.31
|
$214.38
₽19,758.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN210.28
|
$69.84
₽6,437.33
|
|
pay 3.5% less for childcare
Lima
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN754.00
|
$220.41
₽20,314.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,293.08
|
$4,693.93
₽432,620.02
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.06
|
$1.55
₽143.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.13
|
$1.73
₽159.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
$2.23
₽205.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN140.40
|
$31.55
₽2,908.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.19
|
$4.06
₽374.33
|
|
pay 28.6% more for clothing
Lima
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN158.41
|
$62.85
₽5,793.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.95
|
$39.44
₽3,635.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN272.43
|
$79.13
₽7,293.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN275.37
|
$85.30
₽7,861.96
|
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