Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 2.2 times more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Lima, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.90
PEN12.65
|
$12.11
€10.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
PEN16.03
|
$9.69
€8.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
PEN2.37
|
$3.22
€2.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
PEN1.63
|
$2.48
€2.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
PEN5.08
|
$1.98
€1.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
PEN12.25
|
$6.79
€5.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
PEN13.61
|
$5.19
€4.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
PEN5.47
|
$3.89
€3.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN6.90
|
$5.03
€4.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
PEN2.14
|
$1.15
€1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
PEN1.54
|
$1.01
€0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
PEN1.18
|
$1.25
€1.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.57
|
$1.30
€1.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
PEN1.07
|
$0.85
€0.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
PEN1.13
|
$0.74
€0.65
|
|
pay 74.4% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
PEN11.96
|
$5.45
€4.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.62
PEN73.35
|
$46.03
€40.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,007.13
PEN42,175.62
|
$28,419.55
€24,921.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
PEN47.24
|
$18.61
€16.32
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Lima
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.40
PEN98.58
|
$39.15
€34.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$526.55
PEN1,707.35
|
$1,073.82
€941.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.98
PEN975.91
|
$793.09
€695.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.96
PEN171.74
|
$181.05
€158.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.84
PEN767.95
|
$310.70
€272.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,685.64
PEN18,435.70
|
$16,202.54
€14,208.02
|
|
pay 65.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
PEN6.75
|
$4.85
€4.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
PEN7.91
|
$4.02
€3.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
PEN15.18
|
$6.66
€5.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.01
PEN136.21
|
$31.71
€27.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
PEN20.24
|
$13.33
€11.69
|
|
pay 66.5% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.69
PEN148.14
|
$93.44
€81.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.14
PEN94.47
|
$39.06
€34.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.08
PEN233.71
|
$99.54
€87.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.77
PEN245.67
|
$143.34
€125.69
|
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