Cost of living comparison
Lima is 6.9% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Lima instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 30.7% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$202.29
|
$5.23
PEN19.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$151.72
|
$6.10
PEN22.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.99
|
$0.83
PEN3.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.74
|
$0.51
PEN1.90
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.96
|
$2.42
PEN9.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$99.16
|
$4.22
PEN15.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$112.21
|
$4.95
PEN18.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.47
|
$2.70
PEN10.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.75
|
$2.25
PEN8.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.89
|
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.64
|
$0.50
PEN1.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.28
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.86
|
$0.52
PEN1.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.34
|
$0.53
PEN2.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.86
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.48
|
$5.39
PEN20.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$364.12
|
$23.85
PEN89.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$379,290.30
|
$23,163.52
PEN86,595.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.80
|
$20.14
PEN75.30
|
|
pay 3.7% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$496.74
|
$26.56
PEN99.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,205.93
|
$575.58
PEN2,151.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,089.07
|
$363.71
PEN1,359.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$617.61
|
$44.01
PEN164.52
|
|
pay 25.6% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,769.70
|
$213.68
PEN798.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$171,704.12
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,228.40
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.63
|
$2.12
PEN7.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.25
|
$2.62
PEN9.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.90
|
$5.30
PEN19.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,093.90
|
$30.52
PEN114.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$101.14
|
$7.95
PEN29.72
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,148.27
|
$42.79
PEN159.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$836.60
|
$34.98
PEN130.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,874.40
|
$85.21
PEN318.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,873.11
|
$94.35
PEN352.72
|
|
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