Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 97.2% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Lima, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
$13.88
SCR187.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
$3.77
SCR50.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
$2.28
SCR30.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Lima
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
$7.26
SCR98.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
$2.98
SCR40.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
$2.56
SCR34.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$2.94
SCR39.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
|
pay 34.3% more for transportation
Lima
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
$24.06
SCR325.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Lima
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
$913.34
SCR12,355.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
$774.97
SCR10,483.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.79
|
|
pay 18.0% less for childcare
Lima
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
$3,982.14
SCR53,869.98
|
|
pay 96.4% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
$5.06
SCR68.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$11.60
SCR156.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
$91.48
SCR1,237.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
$10.75
SCR145.48
|
|
pay 69.6% more for clothing
Lima
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
$60.26
SCR815.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
|
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