Cost of living comparison
Lima is 10.5% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Lima instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
$5.23
PEN19.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS8,675.82
|
$6.10
PEN22.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,501.48
|
$0.83
PEN3.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,108.26
|
$0.51
PEN1.89
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,202.24
|
$2.42
PEN8.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,306.66
|
$4.22
PEN15.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,150.88
|
$4.95
PEN18.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,357.25
|
$2.70
PEN10.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS2,864.11
|
$2.25
PEN8.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS944.57
|
$0.87
PEN3.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS893.83
|
$0.50
PEN1.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS619.10
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS1,021.49
|
$0.52
PEN1.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS436.37
|
$0.53
PEN1.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS516.42
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
pay 86.0% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,581.50
|
$5.39
PEN19.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
$23.85
PEN88.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS23,758,884.14
|
$23,163.52
PEN85,909.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,510.87
|
$20.14
PEN74.70
|
|
pay 3.7% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS24,315.17
|
$26.56
PEN98.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS524,920.48
|
$575.58
PEN2,134.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS365,214.77
|
$363.71
PEN1,348.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS50,311.14
|
$44.01
PEN163.21
|
|
pay 36.6% more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS221,238.64
|
$213.68
PEN792.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,574,864.66
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,996.87
|
|
pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,839.16
|
$2.12
PEN7.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS3,049.45
|
$2.62
PEN9.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,452.53
|
$5.30
PEN19.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS27,814.65
|
$30.52
PEN113.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS5,109.44
|
$7.95
PEN29.49
|
|
pay 37.9% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS91,535.57
|
$42.79
PEN158.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS76,364.76
|
$34.98
PEN129.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS116,573.78
|
$85.21
PEN316.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS121,827.38
|
$94.35
PEN349.93
|
|
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