Cost of living comparison
Lima is 6.0% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Lima instead of Poland, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.73
|
$4.01
PEN14.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.23
|
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
Poland
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$1.90
PEN7.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.46
|
$3.58
PEN13.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.35
|
$4.74
PEN17.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
$2.09
PEN7.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.85
|
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.53
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
pay 30.4% more for transportation
Poland
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.90
|
$5.56
PEN20.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.36
|
$16.75
PEN61.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
$21,401.64
PEN78,836.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.45
|
$15.52
PEN57.16
|
|
pay 10.7% more for housing
Poland
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
$28.39
PEN104.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
$503.74
PEN1,855.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
$328.82
PEN1,211.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
$55.84
PEN205.69
|
|
pay 7.1% more for childcare
Poland
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł920.87
|
$200.22
PEN737.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
$5,654.15
PEN20,828.04
|
|
pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.42
|
$2.14
PEN7.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.87
|
$2.69
PEN9.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.63
|
$37.28
PEN137.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.68
|
$6.69
PEN24.64
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Poland
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
$42.06
PEN154.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
$28.40
PEN104.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
$72.34
PEN266.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.20
|
$73.12
PEN269.36
|
|
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