Cost of living comparison
Lima is 39.1% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Lima instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 54.0% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,942
|
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,110
|
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,781
|
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,133
|
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,921
|
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,332
|
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,563
|
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,243
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,775
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,577
|
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,108
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,720
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
pay 65.2% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,077
|
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
$16.75
PEN62.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
$21,401.64
PEN79,677.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,011
|
$15.52
PEN57.77
|
|
pay 75.8% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
$28.39
PEN105.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
$503.74
PEN1,875.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
$328.82
PEN1,224.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
$55.84
PEN207.88
|
|
pay 28.0% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
$200.22
PEN745.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,050.26
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,818
|
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,374
|
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,206
|
$37.28
PEN138.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,203
|
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
$42.06
PEN156.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
$28.40
PEN105.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
$72.34
PEN269.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
$73.12
PEN272.23
|
|
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