Cost of living comparison
Lima is 47.0% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Lima instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 69.3% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.06
NOK209.96
|
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
NOK125.97
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
NOK30.82
|
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK28.15
|
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
NOK36.69
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
NOK62.22
|
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
NOK83.08
|
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
NOK41.52
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
NOK64.97
|
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.71
|
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NOK9.89
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
NOK12.83
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
NOK17.87
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NOK9.21
|
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.94
|
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
|
pay 42.6% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
NOK88.03
|
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.56
NOK854.53
|
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,348.90
NOK367,424.76
|
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
NOK230.95
|
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
|
pay 56.4% less for housing
Oslo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
NOK438.89
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.35
NOK14,425.91
|
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,134.95
NOK12,504.44
|
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.33
NOK1,733.44
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
|
pay 30.6% less for childcare
Oslo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.45
NOK3,431.48
|
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,586.53
NOK83,585.38
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.53
NOK104.98
|
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
NOK46.66
|
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.29
NOK157.47
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.81
NOK460.66
|
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
NOK167.97
|
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
Oslo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NOK865.81
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
NOK400.06
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.89
NOK1,078.55
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.77
NOK1,143.26
|
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
|
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