Cost of living comparison
Lima is 2.4 times more expensive than Chennai.
If you lived in Lima instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Chennai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
₹151.01
|
$5.23
PEN19.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
₹378.37
|
$6.10
PEN22.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.89
|
$0.83
PEN3.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
₹17.39
|
$0.51
PEN1.89
|
|
pay 90.8% more for groceries
|
Chennai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₹45.87
|
$2.42
PEN8.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₹319.82
|
$4.22
PEN15.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.45
₹207.87
|
$4.95
PEN18.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹78.83
|
$2.70
PEN10.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹137.15
|
$2.25
PEN8.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
₹107.70
|
$0.87
PEN3.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
₹34.64
|
$0.50
PEN1.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₹53.19
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
₹21.86
|
$0.52
PEN1.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.44
|
$0.53
PEN1.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.31
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Chennai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
₹393.03
|
$5.39
PEN19.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,006.73
|
$23.85
PEN88.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,776.60
₹1,510,100.66
|
$23,163.52
PEN85,909.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.56
₹302.02
|
$20.14
PEN74.70
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Chennai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.05
₹853.81
|
$26.56
PEN98.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$195.87
₹16,639.21
|
$575.58
PEN2,134.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.42
₹9,889.68
|
$363.71
PEN1,348.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
₹2,693.43
|
$44.01
PEN163.21
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Chennai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.21
₹7,153.62
|
$213.68
PEN792.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,425.36
₹121,082.62
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,996.87
|
|
pay 59.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chennai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
₹171.14
|
$2.12
PEN7.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₹155.82
|
$2.62
PEN9.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
₹357.39
|
$5.30
PEN19.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.49
₹1,655.59
|
$30.52
PEN113.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
₹251.68
|
$7.95
PEN29.49
|
|
pay 86.6% more for clothing
|
Chennai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.09
₹2,216.48
|
$42.79
PEN158.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.99
₹2,122.53
|
$34.98
PEN129.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.54
₹4,038.55
|
$85.21
PEN316.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.84
₹3,044.61
|
$94.35
PEN349.93
|
|
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