Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 11.9% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Lima, you would:
pay 4.0% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
PEN12.44
|
$5.28
₴137.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
PEN16.73
|
$4.21
₴109.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
PEN2.44
|
$0.55
₴14.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
PEN1.55
|
$0.44
₴11.43
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
Lima
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
PEN5.44
|
$0.63
₴16.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.55
PEN11.51
|
$3.65
₴94.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.50
PEN14.60
|
$3.62
₴94.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
PEN5.65
|
$1.35
₴35.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
PEN7.18
|
$1.83
₴47.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
PEN2.32
|
$0.29
₴7.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.43
|
$0.47
₴12.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.37
|
$0.53
₴13.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.48
|
$0.83
₴21.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
PEN1.02
|
$0.19
₴5.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.25
|
$0.25
₴6.42
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
Lima
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
PEN14.70
|
$4.09
₴106.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.88
PEN51.49
|
$8.55
₴221.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,556.04
PEN47,197.96
|
$22,875.02
₴594,064.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.70
PEN41.19
|
$3.50
₴90.97
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
Lima
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.40
PEN98.58
|
$5.19
₴134.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$504.17
PEN1,634.78
|
$274.51
₴7,129.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.26
PEN1,096.80
|
$180.92
₴4,698.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.62
PEN157.65
|
$78.80
₴2,046.35
|
|
pay 1.5% more for childcare
Lima
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.44
PEN646.68
|
$221.42
₴5,750.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,175.83
PEN20,025.14
|
$5,681.81
₴147,556.60
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN6.87
|
$1.01
₴26.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
PEN8.28
|
$1.05
₴27.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PEN15.02
|
$2.23
₴57.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.46
PEN131.20
|
$22.36
₴580.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.29
PEN17.16
|
$3.81
₴99.05
|
|
pay 24.9% more for clothing
Lima
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
PEN137.52
|
$50.48
₴1,310.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.46
PEN92.27
|
$35.48
₴921.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.59
PEN219.16
|
$80.79
₴2,098.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.52
PEN205.95
|
$86.66
₴2,250.64
|
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