Cost of living comparison
Lima is 28.6% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Lima instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 16.2% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
NAD153.87
|
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NAD16.12
|
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NAD16.12
|
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
|
pay 6.7% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.54
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
NAD53.17
|
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
NAD80.58
|
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
NAD40.74
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
NAD37.35
|
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.73
|
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.29
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
NAD12.00
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
NAD10.70
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.60
|
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
NAD8.69
|
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
|
pay 76.7% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
NAD77.83
|
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
NAD153,872.75
|
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
NAD124.12
|
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
|
pay 3.0% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
NAD974.32
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
NAD6,553.84
|
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
NAD4,689.46
|
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
NAD1,282.97
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
|
pay 47.4% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
NAD2,640.46
|
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
NAD69,475.26
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
|
pay 67.8% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
NAD25.65
|
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
NAD33.08
|
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
NAD41.03
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
NAD853.99
|
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
NAD61.55
|
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
NAD692.43
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
NAD456.23
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
NAD1,307.92
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
NAD1,109.13
|
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
|
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