Cost of living comparison
Lima is 63.2% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Lima instead of Bern, you would:
pay 78.7% less for restaurants
|
Bern
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.23
CHF23.29
|
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.65
CHF4.13
|
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.30
CHF3.82
|
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
|
pay 54.6% less for groceries
|
Bern
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.87
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.69
CHF12.15
|
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
CHF6.76
|
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.84
CHF5.19
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.31
CHF11.82
|
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
CHF1.31
|
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
CHF0.96
|
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.71
CHF2.40
|
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.94
|
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
|
Bern
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF6.98
|
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.24
CHF81.02
|
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,408.50
CHF33,216.43
|
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$43.00
CHF38.18
|
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
|
pay 62.3% less for housing
|
Bern
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.66
CHF43.21
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,382.42
CHF1,227.50
|
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.93
CHF869.23
|
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$253.38
CHF224.99
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
|
pay 85.0% less for childcare
|
Bern
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,022.33
CHF2,683.64
|
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$34,215.09
CHF30,380.88
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
|
pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bern
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.41
CHF6.58
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.39
CHF4.79
|
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.26
CHF9.11
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.17
CHF63.19
|
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
|
pay 53.6% less for clothing
|
Bern
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.37
CHF126.42
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.68
CHF56.54
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$167.27
CHF148.53
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$189.00
CHF167.82
|
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
|
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