Cost of living comparison
Lima is 11.0% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Lima instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
₽809.46
|
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
₽462.55
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
₽95.91
|
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽53.60
|
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
|
pay 21.2% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
₽64.76
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
₽485.95
|
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
₽377.33
|
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₽133.24
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₽187.46
|
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽58.14
|
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₽50.22
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
₽65.77
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₽131.65
|
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₽25.26
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
₽24.82
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
pay 85.6% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
₽232.17
|
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
₽2,890.95
|
$16.75
PEN62.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
₽2,890,946.32
|
$21,401.64
PEN79,677.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
₽370.04
|
$15.52
PEN57.77
|
|
pay 56.6% more for housing
Moscow
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
₽605.61
|
$28.39
PEN105.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
₽80,773.04
|
$503.74
PEN1,875.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
₽46,681.90
|
$328.82
PEN1,224.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
₽8,506.24
|
$55.84
PEN207.88
|
|
pay 48.5% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
₽45,792.59
|
$200.22
PEN745.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
₽856,463.23
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,050.26
|
|
pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
₽289.09
|
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
₽241.14
|
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
₽236.48
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
₽3,591.70
|
$37.28
PEN138.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
₽578.19
|
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
|
pay 42.6% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
₽8,849.34
|
$42.06
PEN156.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
₽4,314.34
|
$28.40
PEN105.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
₽10,010.22
|
$72.34
PEN269.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
₽12,418.68
|
$73.12
PEN272.23
|
|
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