Cost of living comparison

 Bitola, Macedonia
compared to
 Lima, Peru
Lima vs. Bitola Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 66.4% more expensive than Bitola.

Restaurants
pay 9.6% less in Lima
Groceries
pay 22.1% more in Lima
Transportation
pay 72.8% more in Lima
Housing
pay 28.0% more in Lima
Childcare
pay 4.0 times more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports
pay 58.5% more in Lima
Clothing
pay 9.8% less in Lima

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Lima are more expensive than in Bitola. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Lima. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Lima.

Lima vs. Bitola Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Bitola, you would:

pay 9.6% less for restaurants

 
Bitola
Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.52
MKD244.23
$5.23
PEN18.95
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.35
MKD234.84
$6.10
PEN22.10
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.51
MKD81.75
$0.83
PEN3.00

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pay 22.1% more for groceries

 
Bitola
Lima
Bread
1 loaf
$0.78
MKD42.00
$2.42
PEN8.79
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.57
MKD247.00
$4.22
PEN15.30
Milk (1 gallon) $5.07
MKD273.68
$4.95
PEN17.96

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pay 72.8% more for transportation

 
Bitola
Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.32
MKD287.14
$5.39
PEN19.53
Monthly public transit pass $15.66
MKD845.42
$23.85
PEN86.48
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,658.60
MKD1,655,291.05
$23,163.52
PEN83,982.27

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pay 28.0% more for housing

 
Bitola
Lima
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.45
MKD887.95
$26.56
PEN96.31
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $360.87
MKD19,483.79
$575.58
PEN2,086.84
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $232.54
MKD12,555.20
$363.71
PEN1,318.66

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

 
Bitola
Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $206.59
MKD11,153.80
$213.68
PEN774.72
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,113.50
MKD60,119.09
$7,818.35
PEN28,346.42

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pay 58.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bitola
Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.96
MKD105.66
$2.12
PEN7.69
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.60
MKD86.45
$2.62
PEN9.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.78
MKD150.30
$5.30
PEN19.22

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pay 9.8% less for clothing

 
Bitola
Lima
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$73.64
MKD3,976.04
$42.79
PEN155.15
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.66
MKD2,465.45
$34.98
PEN126.83
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.89
MKD3,827.45
$85.21
PEN308.93

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