Cost of living comparison
Spain is 51.9% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Spain instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
PEN12.44
|
$11.33
€9.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
PEN16.73
|
$7.79
€6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
PEN2.44
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
PEN1.55
|
$1.23
€1.08
|
|
pay 37.3% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
PEN5.44
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.55
PEN11.51
|
$5.33
€4.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.50
PEN14.60
|
$3.14
€2.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
PEN5.65
|
$2.07
€1.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
PEN7.18
|
$2.73
€2.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
PEN2.32
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.43
|
$0.80
€0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.37
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.48
|
$0.83
€0.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
PEN1.02
|
$0.60
€0.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.25
|
$0.59
€0.52
|
|
pay 57.0% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
PEN14.70
|
$6.07
€5.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.88
PEN51.49
|
$38.58
€33.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,556.04
PEN47,197.96
|
$21,470.28
€18,827.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
PEN41.19
|
$13.16
€11.54
|
|
pay 53.2% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.40
PEN98.58
|
$40.74
€35.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$504.17
PEN1,634.78
|
$646.42
€566.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.26
PEN1,096.80
|
$522.31
€458.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.62
PEN157.65
|
$95.36
€83.62
|
|
pay 38.2% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.44
PEN646.68
|
$330.89
€290.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,175.83
PEN20,025.14
|
$6,816.46
€5,977.36
|
|
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN6.87
|
$2.43
€2.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
PEN8.28
|
$1.70
€1.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PEN15.02
|
$5.18
€4.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.46
PEN131.20
|
$41.02
€35.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.29
PEN17.16
|
$8.04
€7.05
|
|
pay 30.4% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
PEN137.52
|
$73.17
€64.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.46
PEN92.27
|
$30.09
€26.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.59
PEN219.16
|
$71.32
€62.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.52
PEN205.95
|
$87.55
€76.77
|
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