Cost of living comparison
Lima is 29.0% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Lima instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 40.2% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱189.23
|
$4.01
PEN14.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱172.82
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.30
|
$0.87
PEN3.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.34
|
$0.60
PEN2.19
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.16
|
$1.90
PEN6.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱183.57
|
$3.58
PEN13.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱381.17
|
$4.74
PEN17.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱102.65
|
$2.09
PEN7.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱107.84
|
$2.36
PEN8.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱65.71
|
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.19
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱59.87
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱36.72
|
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱45.49
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱57.72
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
pay 84.7% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱277.30
|
$5.56
PEN20.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱682.09
|
$16.75
PEN61.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,419,488.32
|
$21,401.64
PEN78,607.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱217.57
|
$15.52
PEN56.99
|
|
pay 28.5% more for housing
Philippines
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,166.73
|
$28.39
PEN104.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,259.47
|
$503.74
PEN1,850.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,721.51
|
$328.82
PEN1,207.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,224.19
|
$55.84
PEN205.09
|
|
pay 5.8% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,628.01
|
$200.22
PEN735.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱338,612.91
|
$5,654.15
PEN20,767.53
|
|
pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱73.32
|
$2.14
PEN7.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱132.84
|
$2.69
PEN9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱138.12
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,133.05
|
$37.28
PEN136.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱286.18
|
$6.69
PEN24.56
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,130.80
|
$42.06
PEN154.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,293.93
|
$28.40
PEN104.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,803.49
|
$72.34
PEN265.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,403.08
|
$73.12
PEN268.58
|
|
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