Cost of living comparison
Lima is 26.5% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Lima instead of Manila, you would:
pay 5.8% more for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱291.19
|
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱242.66
|
$6.18
PEN23.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱53.08
|
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱27.09
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱74.34
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱238.83
|
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱389.38
|
$4.93
PEN18.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱115.97
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱127.06
|
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱82.66
|
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱42.87
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱85.63
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱54.02
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱60.71
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱76.56
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱240.76
|
$5.61
PEN21.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱565.19
|
$20.86
PEN78.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,455,947.72
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,074.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱148.51
|
$20.42
PEN77.02
|
|
pay 4.5% more for housing
|
Manila
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,614.44
|
$29.05
PEN109.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱25,986.42
|
$557.54
PEN2,102.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱13,649.45
|
$362.83
PEN1,368.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,416.31
|
$47.53
PEN179.24
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱27,885.44
|
$250.81
PEN945.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱804,237.79
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,880.56
|
|
pay 25.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱67.94
|
$2.15
PEN8.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱164.79
|
$2.66
PEN10.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱165.01
|
$5.37
PEN20.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,336.45
|
$30.70
PEN115.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱363.99
|
$6.72
PEN25.34
|
|
pay 26.1% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,844.15
|
$43.97
PEN165.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,522.62
|
$31.91
PEN120.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,088.02
|
$81.88
PEN308.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,599.35
|
$91.53
PEN345.20
|
|
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