Cost of living comparison
Lima is 44.2% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Lima instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.78
€13.84
|
$3.84
PEN12.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.47
€8.30
|
$5.16
PEN16.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.40
|
$0.75
PEN2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.03
|
$0.48
PEN1.55
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
€1.61
|
$1.68
PEN5.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
€5.27
|
$3.55
PEN11.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
€4.18
|
$4.50
PEN14.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
€3.18
|
$1.74
PEN5.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.14
€4.51
|
$2.21
PEN7.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$0.72
PEN2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.44
PEN1.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.09
|
$0.42
PEN1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
€1.23
|
$0.46
PEN1.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.70
|
$0.31
PEN1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.61
|
$0.38
PEN1.25
|
|
pay 44.8% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.06
|
$4.54
PEN14.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.97
€43.82
|
$15.88
PEN51.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,678.16
€21,640.31
|
$14,556.04
PEN47,197.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.65
€17.23
|
$12.70
PEN41.19
|
|
pay 46.7% less for housing
Vienna
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.85
€30.56
|
$30.40
PEN98.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$965.56
€846.70
|
$504.17
PEN1,634.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$736.56
€645.89
|
$338.26
PEN1,096.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.96
€152.55
|
$48.62
PEN157.65
|
|
pay 42.6% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$305.35
€267.76
|
$199.44
PEN646.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,478.46
€10,942.38
|
$6,175.83
PEN20,025.14
|
|
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.21
€3.69
|
$2.12
PEN6.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.25
|
$2.55
PEN8.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.31
€5.53
|
$4.63
PEN15.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.07
€23.74
|
$40.46
PEN131.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
€10.15
|
$5.29
PEN17.16
|
|
pay 40.5% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.28
€88.82
|
$42.41
PEN137.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.59
€31.21
|
$28.46
PEN92.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.02
€87.71
|
$67.59
PEN219.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.65
€114.57
|
$63.52
PEN205.95
|
|
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