Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 2.2 times more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Lima, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
$17.59
€16.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
$1.82
€1.70
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Lima
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
$6.41
€5.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
$4.04
€3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
$4.49
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
pay 32.5% more for transportation
Lima
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
$28.59
€26.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
$18,690.64
€17,459.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
$26.39
€24.65
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Lima
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
$51.54
€48.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
$1,026.15
€958.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
$907.05
€847.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
$132.11
€123.41
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Lima
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
$677.26
€632.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
$10,444.77
€9,756.52
|
|
pay 85.7% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
$91.88
€85.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Lima
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
$129.19
€120.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
$122.31
€114.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
$166.29
€155.33
|
|
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