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
₹150.03
|
$5.23
PEN19.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
₹375.91
|
$6.10
PEN22.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.65
|
$0.83
PEN3.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
₹17.27
|
$0.51
PEN1.92
|
|
pay 90.8% more for groceries
|
Chennai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₹45.57
|
$2.42
PEN9.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₹317.73
|
$4.22
PEN15.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.45
₹206.51
|
$4.95
PEN18.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹78.32
|
$2.70
PEN10.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹136.26
|
$2.25
PEN8.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
₹107.00
|
$0.87
PEN3.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
₹34.41
|
$0.50
PEN1.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₹52.85
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
₹21.71
|
$0.52
PEN1.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.31
|
$0.53
PEN2.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.18
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Chennai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
₹390.47
|
$5.39
PEN20.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,000.18
|
$23.85
PEN89.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,776.60
₹1,500,263.98
|
$23,163.52
PEN87,372.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.56
₹300.05
|
$20.14
PEN75.98
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Chennai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.05
₹848.25
|
$26.56
PEN100.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$195.87
₹16,530.83
|
$575.58
PEN2,171.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.42
₹9,825.26
|
$363.71
PEN1,371.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
₹2,675.88
|
$44.01
PEN165.99
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Chennai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.21
₹7,107.02
|
$213.68
PEN806.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,425.36
₹120,293.89
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,490.78
|
|
pay 59.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chennai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
₹170.03
|
$2.12
PEN8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₹154.81
|
$2.62
PEN9.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
₹355.06
|
$5.30
PEN19.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.49
₹1,644.81
|
$30.52
PEN115.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
₹250.04
|
$7.95
PEN29.99
|
|
pay 86.6% more for clothing
|
Chennai
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.09
₹2,202.04
|
$42.79
PEN161.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.99
₹2,108.70
|
$34.98
PEN131.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.54
₹4,012.24
|
$85.21
PEN321.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.84
₹3,024.77
|
$94.35
PEN355.89
|
|
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