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
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.23
CHF23.45
|
$5.23
PEN19.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
$6.10
PEN22.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.65
CHF4.16
|
$0.83
PEN3.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.30
CHF3.85
|
$0.51
PEN1.89
|
|
pay 54.6% less for groceries
Bern
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
$2.42
PEN8.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
$4.22
PEN15.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
$4.95
PEN18.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
$2.70
PEN10.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
$2.25
PEN8.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
$0.87
PEN3.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
CHF0.97
|
$0.50
PEN1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
$0.52
PEN1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
$0.53
PEN1.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
Bern
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.03
|
$5.39
PEN19.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.24
CHF81.56
|
$23.85
PEN88.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,408.50
CHF33,438.90
|
$23,163.52
PEN85,909.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$43.00
CHF38.43
|
$20.14
PEN74.70
|
|
pay 62.3% less for housing
Bern
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.66
CHF43.50
|
$26.56
PEN98.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.72
|
$575.58
PEN2,134.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.93
CHF875.05
|
$363.71
PEN1,348.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$253.38
CHF226.49
|
$44.01
PEN163.21
|
|
pay 85.0% less for childcare
Bern
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,022.33
CHF2,701.62
|
$213.68
PEN792.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$34,215.09
CHF30,584.36
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,996.87
|
|
pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.41
CHF6.63
|
$2.12
PEN7.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
$2.62
PEN9.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.26
CHF9.18
|
$5.30
PEN19.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.17
CHF63.62
|
$30.52
PEN113.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
$7.95
PEN29.49
|
|
pay 53.6% less for clothing
Bern
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.37
CHF127.26
|
$42.79
PEN158.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.68
CHF56.92
|
$34.98
PEN129.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$167.27
CHF149.52
|
$85.21
PEN316.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$189.00
CHF168.94
|
$94.35
PEN349.93
|
|
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