Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 24.0% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Lima, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.46
|
$5.53
UAH224.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.70
|
$5.04
UAH204.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.31
|
$0.61
UAH24.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.09
|
$0.41
UAH16.63
|
|
pay 14.3% less for groceries
Lima
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.95
|
$0.59
UAH23.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.81
|
$3.81
UAH154.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.91
|
$3.66
UAH148.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.24
|
$1.72
UAH69.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN9.08
|
$1.72
UAH69.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.05
|
$0.29
UAH11.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.89
|
$0.67
UAH26.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.78
|
$0.67
UAH27.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.83
UAH33.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.21
UAH8.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.86
|
$0.33
UAH13.36
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
Lima
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.53
|
$5.08
UAH205.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN79.98
|
$10.14
UAH410.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN82,441.68
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,090,561.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN78.32
|
$3.91
UAH158.31
|
|
pay 38.1% less for housing
Lima
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN111.40
|
$5.56
UAH225.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,138.10
|
$280.46
UAH11,364.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,391.41
|
$189.50
UAH7,678.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN182.27
|
$59.87
UAH2,426.04
|
|
pay 23.8% less for childcare
Lima
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN961.82
|
$240.96
UAH9,763.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN28,350.78
|
$4,166.24
UAH168,814.81
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.24
|
$1.02
UAH41.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.20
|
$1.09
UAH44.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.61
|
$2.12
UAH85.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN117.72
|
$20.75
UAH840.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.76
|
$3.69
UAH149.41
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Lima
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN168.61
|
$47.47
UAH1,923.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN122.37
|
$31.04
UAH1,257.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN314.01
|
$71.91
UAH2,913.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN351.02
|
$83.50
UAH3,383.21
|
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