Cost of living comparison
Lima is 25.0% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Lima instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥979
|
$4.03
PEN15.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥764
|
$6.18
PEN23.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥170
|
$0.86
PEN3.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥114
|
$0.55
PEN2.04
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥257
|
$2.33
PEN8.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,186
|
$3.60
PEN13.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥857
|
$4.93
PEN18.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥319
|
$2.67
PEN9.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥480
|
$2.37
PEN8.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥352
|
$0.80
PEN2.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥168
|
$0.49
PEN1.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥384
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥326
|
$0.49
PEN1.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥188
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥184
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥638
|
$5.61
PEN21.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,529
|
$20.86
PEN78.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,193,281
|
$21,497.63
PEN80,411.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,765
|
$20.42
PEN76.39
|
|
pay 38.6% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,653
|
$29.05
PEN108.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥150,672
|
$557.54
PEN2,085.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥86,968
|
$362.83
PEN1,357.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥19,721
|
$47.53
PEN177.78
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥72,284
|
$250.81
PEN938.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,166,456
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,652.72
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥478
|
$2.15
PEN8.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥490
|
$2.66
PEN9.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥573
|
$5.37
PEN20.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,196
|
$30.70
PEN114.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,815
|
$6.72
PEN25.13
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,038
|
$43.97
PEN164.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,379
|
$31.91
PEN119.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,163
|
$81.88
PEN306.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥11,852
|
$91.53
PEN342.38
|
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