Cost of living comparison
Lima is 25.4% cheaper than Ancona.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.5% less in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 23.7% less in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 13.1% less in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 28.5% less in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 23.8% less in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.9% less in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 12.0% less in Lima
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Lima.
If you lived in Lima instead of Ancona, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
Ancona
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.72
|
$5.23
PEN18.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.14
|
$6.10
PEN21.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
€2.13
|
$0.83
PEN2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
€0.91
|
$0.51
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
Ancona
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.83
|
$2.42
PEN8.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
€5.58
|
$4.22
PEN14.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
€3.45
|
$4.95
PEN17.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
€2.22
|
$2.70
PEN9.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.62
€3.94
|
$2.25
PEN7.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.86
|
$0.87
PEN3.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.61
|
$0.50
PEN1.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.96
|
$0.48
PEN1.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.05
|
$0.52
PEN1.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.58
|
$0.53
PEN1.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.62
|
$0.48
PEN1.69
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
Ancona
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.16
|
$5.39
PEN19.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€32.00
|
$23.85
PEN84.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,186.43
€21,489.06
|
$23,163.52
PEN82,181.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€14.63
|
$20.14
PEN71.46
|
|
pay 28.5% less for housing
Ancona
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.84
€26.31
|
$26.56
PEN94.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.87
€514.37
|
$575.58
PEN2,042.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.50
€388.63
|
$363.71
PEN1,290.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.97
€153.55
|
$44.01
PEN156.13
|
|
pay 23.8% less for childcare
Ancona
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$348.32
€297.19
|
$213.68
PEN758.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€7,315.43
|
$7,818.35
PEN27,738.48
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ancona
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.57
|
$2.12
PEN7.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.49
|
$2.62
PEN9.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.49
|
$5.30
PEN18.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.91
€43.44
|
$30.52
PEN108.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.14
|
$7.95
PEN28.21
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
Ancona
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.60
€71.33
|
$42.79
PEN151.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
€26.52
|
$34.98
PEN124.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.21
€76.96
|
$85.21
PEN302.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.75
€85.96
|
$94.35
PEN334.74
|
|
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