Cost of living comparison
Spain is 51.6% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Spain instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.96
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.94
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.23
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 37.9% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.09
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.36
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.67
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.79
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.79
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.78
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 40.7% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.72
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.43
|
$39.84
€37.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN79,775.69
|
$24,357.72
€22,841.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.84
|
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 61.6% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN105.84
|
$40.62
€38.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,877.70
|
$697.48
€654.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,225.69
|
$570.67
€535.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN208.14
|
$106.79
€100.14
|
|
pay 50.6% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN746.31
|
$342.46
€321.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,076.12
|
$7,368.05
€6,909.38
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.98
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.03
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.94
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN138.97
|
$43.33
€40.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.93
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 29.7% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN156.79
|
$73.58
€69.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN105.86
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN269.65
|
$74.35
€69.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN272.57
|
$91.35
€85.66
|
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