Cost of living comparison
Lima is 23.2% cheaper than Alicante.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.7% less in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 13.0% less in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 1.8% more in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 35.8% less in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 44.0% less in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.1% less in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 4.9% less in Lima
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Lima.
If you lived in Lima instead of Alicante, you would:
pay 57.7% less for restaurants
|
Alicante
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.42
|
$5.23
PEN19.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$6.10
PEN22.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
€1.96
|
$0.83
PEN3.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
€1.48
|
$0.51
PEN1.91
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
|
Alicante
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.51
|
$2.42
PEN9.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
€4.69
|
$4.22
PEN15.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.31
|
$4.95
PEN18.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.62
|
$2.70
PEN10.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
€3.26
|
$2.25
PEN8.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$0.87
PEN3.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.50
PEN1.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.64
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.95
|
$0.52
PEN1.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.53
PEN2.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.57
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
pay 1.8% more for transportation
|
Alicante
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
€6.20
|
$5.39
PEN20.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.79
€25.69
|
$23.85
PEN89.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€34,291.70
|
$23,163.52
PEN86,782.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
€11.36
|
$20.14
PEN75.46
|
|
pay 35.8% less for housing
|
Alicante
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.80
€28.57
|
$26.56
PEN99.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$895.84
€859.07
|
$575.58
PEN2,156.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.53
€671.78
|
$363.71
PEN1,362.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.70
€82.18
|
$44.01
PEN164.87
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
|
Alicante
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.92
€633.79
|
$213.68
PEN800.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,806.63
€9,404.14
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,291.54
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Alicante
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
€2.57
|
$2.12
PEN7.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
€1.92
|
$2.62
PEN9.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.52
€5.29
|
$5.30
PEN19.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.06
€49.92
|
$30.52
PEN114.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
€8.48
|
$7.95
PEN29.79
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
|
Alicante
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
€56.70
|
$42.79
PEN160.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.94
€27.75
|
$34.98
PEN131.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.10
€87.36
|
$85.21
PEN319.23
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.92
€96.78
|
$94.35
PEN353.48
|
|
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