Cost of living comparison
Lima is 8.0% cheaper than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Lima instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 20.0% less for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
₾31.34
|
$4.01
PEN14.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
₾20.89
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
₾2.35
|
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₾1.35
|
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
₾1.81
|
$1.90
PEN7.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
₾12.40
|
$3.58
PEN13.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.85
₾20.94
|
$4.74
PEN17.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
₾6.83
|
$2.09
PEN7.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
₾8.48
|
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
₾1.56
|
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
₾2.18
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₾2.06
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
₾2.11
|
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
₾1.07
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
₾0.98
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
pay 24.5% more for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.47
₾14.59
|
$5.56
PEN20.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.66
₾41.78
|
$16.75
PEN61.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,483.37
₾62,677.10
|
$21,401.64
PEN78,836.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.83
₾20.89
|
$15.52
PEN57.16
|
|
pay 13.8% less for housing
Tbilisi
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.37
₾54.37
|
$28.39
PEN104.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$988.93
₾2,639.45
|
$503.74
PEN1,855.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.97
₾1,718.74
|
$328.82
PEN1,211.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.87
₾143.79
|
$55.84
PEN205.69
|
|
pay 3.2% less for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.05
₾622.02
|
$200.22
PEN737.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,254.52
₾14,024.31
|
$5,654.15
PEN20,828.04
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
₾5.22
|
$2.14
PEN7.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
₾7.58
|
$2.69
PEN9.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
₾8.25
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.20
₾152.66
|
$37.28
PEN137.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.65
₾17.76
|
$6.69
PEN24.64
|
|
pay 50.5% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.31
₾259.72
|
$42.06
PEN154.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
₾144.92
|
$28.40
PEN104.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.35
₾339.90
|
$72.34
PEN266.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.13
₾427.39
|
$73.12
PEN269.36
|
|
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