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Saint Petersburg vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 24.2% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 19.5% more in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 6.2% more in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 23.5% more in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 21.0% more in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 50.6% more in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% less in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 52.7% more in Saint Petersburg

The cost of clothing, childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Saint Petersburg are more expensive than in Lima.

Saint Petersburg vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Petersburg instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 19.5% more for restaurants

	Lima	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$9.53 RUB759.29	+122.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$5.96 RUB474.55	-16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$0.99 RUB79.09	-1.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.48 RUB38.07	-26.8%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 6.2% more for groceries

	Lima	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$0.84 RUB67.06	-68.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$5.68 RUB452.87	+25.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$4.33 RUB344.91	-24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$1.66 RUB131.89	-44.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$2.29 RUB182.23	-13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$0.79 RUB62.96	-22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.77 RUB61.39	+51.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.81 RUB64.61	+40.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.49 RUB119.08	+165.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.42 RUB33.52	-8.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.28 RUB22.62	-34.6%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 23.5% more for transportation

	Lima	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$2.76 RUB219.93	-46.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$50.21 RUB4,000.49	+119.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	$35,737.37 RUB2,847,323.71	+78.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$9.17 RUB730.81	-57.7%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 21.0% more for housing

	Lima	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$7.63 RUB607.70	-69.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	$783.62 RUB62,433.50	+18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	$441.53 RUB35,178.23	+18.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.33	$94.44 RUB7,524.16	+116.9%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 50.6% more for childcare

	Lima	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.14	$373.01 RUB29,718.94	+94.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	$8,803.31 RUB701,390.74	+7.2%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$2.98 RUB237.28	+30.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$2.43 RUB193.67	-7.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$2.78 RUB221.14	-51.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.64	$39.87 RUB3,176.30	+28.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$5.65 RUB450.35	-20.8%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 52.7% more for clothing

	Lima	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$93.20 RUB7,425.95	+82.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.13	$48.79 RUB3,887.03	+36.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.34	$115.24 RUB9,181.83	+37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.36	$129.44 RUB10,312.95	+54.6%
Average			+52.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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