Cost of living comparison
Lima is 45.2% cheaper than Brisbane.
If you lived in Lima instead of Brisbane, you would:
pay 63.3% less for restaurants
Brisbane
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.37
A$19.60
|
$4.03
PEN15.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.03
A$14.70
|
$6.18
PEN23.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
A$4.12
|
$0.86
PEN3.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
A$3.31
|
$0.55
PEN2.04
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
Brisbane
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.37
A$3.48
|
$2.33
PEN8.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
A$6.94
|
$3.60
PEN13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
A$8.02
|
$4.93
PEN18.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
A$5.83
|
$2.67
PEN9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
A$5.56
|
$2.37
PEN8.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
A$2.07
|
$0.80
PEN2.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
A$1.84
|
$0.49
PEN1.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
A$2.30
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
A$2.47
|
$0.49
PEN1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
A$1.63
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
A$1.44
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 13.6% less for transportation
Brisbane
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.02
A$7.36
|
$5.61
PEN21.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$140.42
A$205.84
|
$20.86
PEN78.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,248.50
A$39,942.11
|
$21,497.63
PEN80,411.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.59
A$21.39
|
$20.42
PEN76.39
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
Brisbane
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
A$74.61
|
$29.05
PEN108.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,644.05
A$2,409.92
|
$557.54
PEN2,085.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.64
A$2,048.72
|
$362.83
PEN1,357.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.50
A$214.75
|
$47.53
PEN177.78
|
|
pay 51.4% less for childcare
Brisbane
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,610.82
A$2,361.22
|
$250.81
PEN938.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,051.63
A$13,268.29
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,652.72
|
|
pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports
Brisbane
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.02
A$11.76
|
$2.15
PEN8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
A$5.16
|
$2.66
PEN9.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.75
A$39.21
|
$5.37
PEN20.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.88
A$77.52
|
$30.70
PEN114.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.37
A$19.60
|
$6.72
PEN25.13
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
Brisbane
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.68
A$125.59
|
$43.97
PEN164.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.63
A$62.49
|
$31.91
PEN119.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.36
A$180.83
|
$81.88
PEN306.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.19
A$154.20
|
$91.53
PEN342.38
|
|
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