Cost of living comparison
Lima is 47.2% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Lima instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 63.3% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$4.01
PEN14.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.71
|
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
$1.90
PEN7.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.02
|
$3.58
PEN13.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.79
|
$4.74
PEN17.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.91
|
$2.09
PEN7.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.21
|
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.73
|
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
pay 17.5% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.31
|
$5.56
PEN20.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.82
|
$16.75
PEN61.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,536.50
|
$21,401.64
PEN78,836.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.76
|
$15.52
PEN57.16
|
|
pay 54.3% less for housing
Valletta
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.35
|
$28.39
PEN104.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€962.79
|
$503.74
PEN1,855.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€851.04
|
$328.82
PEN1,211.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.95
|
$55.84
PEN205.69
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€635.44
|
$200.22
PEN737.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,799.81
|
$5,654.15
PEN20,828.04
|
|
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.13
|
$2.14
PEN7.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.95
|
$2.69
PEN9.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€86.21
|
$37.28
PEN137.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$6.69
PEN24.64
|
|
pay 56.1% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€121.21
|
$42.06
PEN154.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€67.05
|
$28.40
PEN104.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.76
|
$72.34
PEN266.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€156.02
|
$73.12
PEN269.36
|
|
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