Cost of living comparison
Lima is 23.1% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Lima instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 47.9% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3900
|
$4.01
PEN14.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.3000
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$0.87
PEN3.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$0.60
PEN2.19
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$1.90
PEN6.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$3.58
PEN13.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1700
|
$4.74
PEN17.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$2.09
PEN7.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$2.36
PEN8.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
pay 0.7% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2200
|
$5.56
PEN20.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.7400
|
$16.75
PEN61.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF633.3400
|
$21,401.64
PEN78,607.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3600
|
$15.52
PEN56.99
|
|
pay 19.8% less for housing
Santiago
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.9200
|
$28.39
PEN104.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF18.3800
|
$503.74
PEN1,850.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF17.2800
|
$328.82
PEN1,207.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.3900
|
$55.84
PEN205.09
|
|
pay 33.9% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF15.2300
|
$200.22
PEN735.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF235.8000
|
$5,654.15
PEN20,767.53
|
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1400
|
$2.14
PEN7.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$2.69
PEN9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3900
|
$37.28
PEN136.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2600
|
$6.69
PEN24.56
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF2.0300
|
$42.06
PEN154.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.1300
|
$28.40
PEN104.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.6600
|
$72.34
PEN265.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.9300
|
$73.12
PEN268.58
|
|
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