Cost of living comparison
Lima is 27.6% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Lima instead of Baku, you would:
pay 0.8% less for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
|
pay 67.7% more for groceries
|
Baku
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 94.4% more for transportation
|
Baku
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
|
pay 33.5% more for housing
|
Baku
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
|
pay 9.0% more for childcare
|
Baku
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
|
pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
|
pay 23.5% less for clothing
|
Baku
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
|
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