Cost of living comparison
Lima is 26.2% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Lima instead of Spain, you would:
pay 54.6% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$4.01
PEN14.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.95
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
Spain
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.90
PEN7.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$3.58
PEN13.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$4.74
PEN17.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$2.09
PEN7.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
pay 19.3% less for transportation
Spain
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$5.56
PEN20.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.38
|
$16.75
PEN61.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,853.63
|
$21,401.64
PEN78,836.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.27
|
$15.52
PEN57.16
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Spain
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.11
|
$28.39
PEN104.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.41
|
$503.74
PEN1,855.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.43
|
$328.82
PEN1,211.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.20
|
$55.84
PEN205.69
|
|
pay 32.4% less for childcare
Spain
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.31
|
$200.22
PEN737.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,913.07
|
$5,654.15
PEN20,828.04
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$2.14
PEN7.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$2.69
PEN9.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.21
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.65
|
$37.28
PEN137.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.90
|
$6.69
PEN24.64
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Spain
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.03
|
$42.06
PEN154.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.98
|
$28.40
PEN104.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.76
|
$72.34
PEN266.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.71
|
$73.12
PEN269.36
|
|
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