Cost of living comparison
Lima is 51.7% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Lima instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Lima
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.42
|
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.39
|
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.95
|
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
|
pay 50.3% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.61
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.61
|
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.50
|
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.90
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.39
|
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.84
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.45
|
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.76
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.57
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.83
|
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$162.13
|
$16.75
PEN62.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$47,366.61
|
$21,401.64
PEN79,677.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.69
|
$15.52
PEN57.77
|
|
pay 63.4% less for housing
Wellington
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$97.70
|
$28.39
PEN105.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,700.82
|
$503.74
PEN1,875.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,377.17
|
$328.82
PEN1,224.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$226.20
|
$55.84
PEN207.88
|
|
pay 65.7% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,415.84
|
$200.22
PEN745.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,463.74
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,050.26
|
|
pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.71
|
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.78
|
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.45
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$70.25
|
$37.28
PEN138.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.29
|
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
|
pay 40.4% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$133.46
|
$42.06
PEN156.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$80.04
|
$28.40
PEN105.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$182.64
|
$72.34
PEN269.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$215.82
|
$73.12
PEN272.23
|
|
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