Cost of living comparison
Lima is 37.9% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Lima instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 27.6% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,170
|
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥819
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥136
|
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
|
pay 50.1% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,101
|
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥844
|
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥316
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥589
|
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥511
|
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥235
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥514
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥349
|
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥354
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥276
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
pay 27.0% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥737
|
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,700
|
$16.75
PEN62.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,334,580
|
$21,401.64
PEN79,677.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,446
|
$15.52
PEN57.77
|
|
pay 46.3% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,412
|
$28.39
PEN105.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥174,505
|
$503.74
PEN1,875.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥103,834
|
$328.82
PEN1,224.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,487
|
$55.84
PEN207.88
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,274
|
$200.22
PEN745.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,632,563
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,050.26
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥644
|
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥548
|
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥702
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,258
|
$37.28
PEN138.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,106
|
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,756
|
$42.06
PEN156.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,200
|
$28.40
PEN105.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,118
|
$72.34
PEN269.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,035
|
$73.12
PEN272.23
|
|
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