Cost of living comparison
Lima is 13.0% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Lima instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
MX$200.63
|
$4.03
PEN15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$177.03
|
$6.18
PEN23.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$24.03
|
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.67
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$52.32
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
MX$110.78
|
$3.60
PEN13.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
MX$125.49
|
$4.93
PEN18.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$49.50
|
$2.67
PEN10.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
MX$82.14
|
$2.37
PEN8.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
MX$28.29
|
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$13.98
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$16.34
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$18.17
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$18.86
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$17.22
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 70.0% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MX$108.47
|
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.52
MX$427.94
|
$20.86
PEN78.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$436,663.42
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,013.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$106.22
|
$20.42
PEN76.96
|
|
pay 18.1% less for housing
Mexico City
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$556.27
|
$29.05
PEN109.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,058.85
MX$21,054.26
|
$557.54
PEN2,101.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.75
MX$12,800.32
|
$362.83
PEN1,367.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$824.80
|
$47.53
PEN179.11
|
|
pay 32.5% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.19
MX$8,116.36
|
$250.81
PEN945.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$199,687.52
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,859.75
|
|
pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$59.01
|
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$69.97
|
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.45
MX$88.51
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.85
MX$1,210.03
|
$30.70
PEN115.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$118.02
|
$6.72
PEN25.32
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
MX$1,330.97
|
$43.97
PEN165.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$894.77
|
$31.91
PEN120.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.60
MX$2,199.16
|
$81.88
PEN308.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.14
MX$2,110.56
|
$91.53
PEN344.94
|
|
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