Cost of living comparison
Lima is 45.0% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Lima instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 71.8% less for restaurants
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Luxembourg
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.06
€19.25
|
$4.03
PEN15.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.89
|
$6.18
PEN23.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.42
€3.13
|
$0.86
PEN3.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
€3.04
|
$0.55
PEN2.05
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
€2.70
|
$2.33
PEN8.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.08
€7.38
|
$3.60
PEN13.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.02
|
$4.93
PEN18.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
€3.59
|
$2.67
PEN10.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
€5.02
|
$2.37
PEN8.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$0.80
PEN2.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.73
|
$0.49
PEN1.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.04
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.82
|
$0.49
PEN1.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.67
|
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
|
pay 21.3% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.64
|
$5.61
PEN21.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.86
PEN78.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,583.68
€25,206.44
|
$21,497.63
PEN80,714.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.32
€27.71
|
$20.42
PEN76.68
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.70
€47.24
|
$29.05
PEN109.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,876.48
€1,714.76
|
$557.54
PEN2,093.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.17
€1,328.85
|
$362.83
PEN1,362.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.23
€160.13
|
$47.53
PEN178.45
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.85
€1,073.60
|
$250.81
PEN941.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,971.77
€17,336.72
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,756.99
|
|
pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.94
|
$2.15
PEN8.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
€3.51
|
$2.66
PEN9.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.44
|
$5.37
PEN20.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.16
€34.87
|
$30.70
PEN115.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.88
|
$6.72
PEN25.22
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.37
€56.08
|
$43.97
PEN165.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.16
€30.30
|
$31.91
PEN119.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.13
€78.71
|
$81.88
PEN307.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.05
€87.77
|
$91.53
PEN343.67
|
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