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Yekaterinburg vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Yekaterinburg is 18.2% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 49.4% more in Yekaterinburg
Groceries: pay 1.5% more in Yekaterinburg
Transportation: pay 13.5% less in Yekaterinburg
Housing: pay 14.7% more in Yekaterinburg
Childcare: pay 57.1% more in Yekaterinburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% less in Yekaterinburg
Clothing: pay 29.7% more in Yekaterinburg

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, and groceries in Yekaterinburg are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Yekaterinburg.

Yekaterinburg vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yekaterinburg instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 49.4% more for restaurants

	Lima	Yekaterinburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$12.51 RUB955.21	+192.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$5.96 RUB454.86	-16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.39 RUB106.02	+38.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.55 RUB41.85	-16.1%
Average			+49.4%

Lima vs. Yekaterinburg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.5% more for groceries

	Lima	Yekaterinburg
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$0.62 RUB47.17	-76.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$6.18 RUB471.92	+36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$3.85 RUB293.70	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$1.51 RUB115.40	-49.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$1.99 RUB151.85	-24.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$0.84 RUB63.87	-17.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.80 RUB61.12	+57.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.96 RUB73.31	+66.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.21 RUB92.62	+115.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.30 RUB23.26	-34.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.33 RUB24.90	-24.9%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 13.5% less for transportation

	Lima	Yekaterinburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$2.66 RUB203.37	-48.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$23.82 RUB1,819.44	+4.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$33,295.32 RUB2,542,668.36	+66.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$5.18 RUB395.27	-76.2%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 14.7% more for housing

	Lima	Yekaterinburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$9.38 RUB716.40	-62.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$605.55 RUB46,244.12	-8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$394.60 RUB30,134.49	+5.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$97.64 RUB7,456.46	+124.3%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 57.1% more for childcare

	Lima	Yekaterinburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$436.79 RUB33,356.41	+127.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$7,147.47 RUB545,832.21	-13.0%
Average			+57.1%

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pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Yekaterinburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$1.79 RUB136.46	-21.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$2.80 RUB214.13	+7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$2.98 RUB227.43	-47.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$43.02 RUB3,285.10	+38.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$4.76 RUB363.89	-33.3%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 29.7% more for clothing

	Lima	Yekaterinburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$78.42 RUB5,988.99	+53.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$43.18 RUB3,297.74	+20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$102.25 RUB7,808.43	+21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$102.74 RUB7,846.34	+22.7%
Average			+29.7%

Lima vs. Yekaterinburg - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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