Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 2.1 times more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Lima, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.11
|
$16.24
€14.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.17
|
$10.83
€9.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.24
|
$2.82
€2.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.05
|
$2.46
€2.20
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.75
|
$2.75
€2.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.50
|
$8.56
€7.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.49
|
$6.08
€5.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.01
|
$4.65
€4.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.88
|
$6.36
€5.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN2.99
|
$1.24
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.85
|
$1.04
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$1.39
€1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.82
|
$2.18
€1.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
$0.91
€0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
$0.85
€0.76
|
|
pay 47.7% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.05
|
$6.69
€5.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.19
|
$51.44
€46.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN80,596.75
|
$29,126.94
€26,072.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.57
|
$18.28
€16.36
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Lima
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN108.91
|
$34.68
€31.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,090.26
|
$1,084.25
€970.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,360.27
|
$798.73
€714.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN178.19
|
$239.11
€214.03
|
|
pay 52.4% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN940.30
|
$264.10
€236.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,716.33
|
$14,747.24
€13,200.77
|
|
pay 67.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.06
|
$4.87
€4.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN9.97
|
$4.02
€3.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.15
|
$6.50
€5.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.09
|
$43.96
€39.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.19
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
|
pay 54.4% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN164.84
|
$101.40
€90.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN119.63
|
$43.91
€39.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN306.99
|
$95.61
€85.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN343.17
|
$121.29
€108.58
|
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