Cost of living comparison
Lima is 61.3% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Lima instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 76.2% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.49
€25.68
|
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.17
€4.83
|
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$6.10
€5.70
|
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
|
pay 48.3% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.70
€7.19
|
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
€6.80
|
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€3.05
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.66
|
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.63
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
€7.13
|
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.58
€36.97
|
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,540.05
|
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€17.05
|
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
|
pay 76.9% less for housing
Monaco
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.33
€72.23
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,728.44
€5,350.97
|
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,664.83
€3,423.34
|
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.95
€137.27
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
|
pay 84.3% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,286.41
|
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,988.99
€20,540.05
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
|
pay 62.1% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.70
€7.19
|
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
€4.43
|
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$659.67
€616.20
|
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$132.67
€123.92
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.84
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$153.65
€143.52
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$523.34
€488.85
|
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
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