Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 3.3 times more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Lima, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
$49.68
£40.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$8.69
£7.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
$2.54
£2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
$1.74
£1.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Lima
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
$2.12
£1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
$4.40
£3.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
$6.78
£5.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
$4.61
£3.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
$4.27
£3.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
$1.63
£1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$1.13
£0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$2.05
£1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
$1.61
£1.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.95
£0.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Lima
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
$6.86
£5.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.36
|
$64.59
£52.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN79,677.78
|
$28,940.94
£23,397.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.77
|
$35.31
£28.55
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Lima
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN105.71
|
$59.54
£48.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,875.40
|
$1,792.17
£1,448.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,224.18
|
$1,632.47
£1,319.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN207.88
|
$145.06
£117.27
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Lima
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN745.40
|
$1,971.83
£1,594.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,050.26
|
$18,449.33
£14,915.78
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
$7.14
£5.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
$4.35
£3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$12.82
£10.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN138.80
|
$76.60
£61.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
pay 77.6% more for clothing
Lima
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN156.60
|
$95.82
£77.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN105.73
|
$51.82
£41.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN269.32
|
$102.17
£82.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN272.23
|
$116.23
£93.96
|
|
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