Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 72.5% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Tallinn
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
$14.29
€13.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
$2.23
€2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
$1.73
€1.63
|
|
pay 38.8% more for groceries
Lima
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
$5.21
€4.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
$4.24
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
$3.57
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.37
€0.34
|
|
pay 33.1% more for transportation
Lima
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
$7.98
€7.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.36
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN79,677.78
|
$26,816.68
€25,150.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.77
|
$10.33
€9.69
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Lima
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN105.71
|
$28.58
€26.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,875.40
|
$724.26
€679.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,224.18
|
$533.62
€500.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN207.88
|
$229.02
€214.79
|
|
pay 54.0% more for childcare
Lima
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN745.40
|
$371.98
€348.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,050.26
|
$6,903.44
€6,474.51
|
|
pay 59.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
$3.51
€3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN138.80
|
$57.35
€53.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 57.2% more for clothing
Lima
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN156.60
|
$89.77
€84.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN105.73
|
$40.27
€37.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN269.32
|
$89.33
€83.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN272.23
|
$109.92
€103.09
|
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