Cost of living comparison
Lima is 25.2% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Lima instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.21
|
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.21
|
$0.87
PEN3.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.63
|
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
|
pay 19.7% less for groceries
Vilnius
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.33
|
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.36
|
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.37
|
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
pay 4.3% more for transportation
Vilnius
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.85
|
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.61
|
$16.75
PEN62.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,320.90
|
$21,401.64
PEN79,670.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.83
|
$15.52
PEN57.76
|
|
pay 14.4% less for housing
Vilnius
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.02
|
$28.39
PEN105.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€759.44
|
$503.74
PEN1,875.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€516.04
|
$328.82
PEN1,224.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€154.75
|
$55.84
PEN207.87
|
|
pay 47.0% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€441.99
|
$200.22
PEN745.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,203.41
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,048.44
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.19
|
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.86
|
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.65
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.32
|
$37.28
PEN138.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€73.88
|
$42.06
PEN156.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.44
|
$28.40
PEN105.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.70
|
$72.34
PEN269.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€99.46
|
$73.12
PEN272.21
|
|
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