Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 67.9% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$10.16
PLN39.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.31
|
$8.38
PLN32.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$1.81
PLN6.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$1.70
PLN6.55
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$1.10
PLN4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$4.61
PLN17.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.60
|
$3.88
PLN14.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$3.08
PLN11.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$2.68
PLN10.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$0.43
PLN1.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.74
PLN2.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.85
PLN3.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$1.38
PLN5.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.39
PLN1.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.54
PLN2.07
|
|
pay 8.0% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.17
|
$6.40
PLN24.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.65
|
$27.94
PLN107.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,074.32
|
$31,011.90
PLN119,602.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN77.02
|
$8.13
PLN31.35
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Lima
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.56
|
$16.13
PLN62.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,102.64
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,275.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,368.33
|
$848.90
PLN3,273.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.24
|
$229.74
PLN886.05
|
|
pay 98.8% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.87
|
$527.99
PLN2,036.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,880.56
|
$13,833.43
PLN53,351.08
|
|
pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.11
|
$4.06
PLN15.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.03
|
$3.66
PLN14.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.27
|
$4.83
PLN18.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.77
|
$42.12
PLN162.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.34
|
$7.62
PLN29.39
|
|
pay 43.0% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.82
|
$93.42
PLN360.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.34
|
$42.56
PLN164.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.81
|
$90.76
PLN350.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.20
|
$105.66
PLN407.49
|
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