Cost of living comparison
Lima is 40.4% cheaper than Christchurch.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.8% less in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 40.9% less in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 13.1% less in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 56.6% less in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 44.6% less in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.4% less in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 22.4% less in Lima
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Lima.
If you lived in Lima instead of Christchurch, you would:
pay 62.8% less for restaurants
Christchurch
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.32
NZ$28.60
|
$5.23
PEN18.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
NZ$17.75
|
$6.10
PEN21.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
NZ$3.99
|
$0.83
PEN2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
NZ$3.03
|
$0.51
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
Christchurch
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
NZ$3.30
|
$2.42
PEN8.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
NZ$7.01
|
$4.22
PEN14.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.24
NZ$11.96
|
$4.95
PEN17.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.43
NZ$10.61
|
$2.70
PEN9.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
NZ$6.76
|
$2.25
PEN7.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
NZ$2.21
|
$0.87
PEN3.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
NZ$1.86
|
$0.50
PEN1.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.35
|
$0.48
PEN1.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.52
NZ$4.16
|
$0.52
PEN1.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.60
|
$0.53
PEN1.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.80
|
$0.48
PEN1.69
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
Christchurch
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.28
NZ$10.38
|
$5.39
PEN19.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.68
NZ$68.82
|
$23.85
PEN84.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,874.66
NZ$44,380.59
|
$23,163.52
PEN82,181.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.02
NZ$28.11
|
$20.14
PEN71.46
|
|
pay 56.6% less for housing
Christchurch
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.71
NZ$80.44
|
$26.56
PEN94.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,329.40
NZ$2,195.36
|
$575.58
PEN2,042.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,214.34
NZ$2,005.35
|
$363.71
PEN1,290.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.92
NZ$158.40
|
$44.01
PEN156.13
|
|
pay 44.6% less for childcare
Christchurch
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.54
NZ$1,047.88
|
$213.68
PEN758.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,158.62
NZ$16,775.86
|
$7,818.35
PEN27,738.48
|
|
pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports
Christchurch
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.57
NZ$10.85
|
$2.12
PEN7.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.34
NZ$5.52
|
$2.62
PEN9.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.59
NZ$38.96
|
$5.30
PEN18.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.62
NZ$62.13
|
$30.52
PEN108.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
NZ$17.75
|
$7.95
PEN28.21
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Christchurch
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.03
NZ$130.51
|
$42.79
PEN151.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.35
NZ$63.34
|
$34.98
PEN124.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
NZ$141.03
|
$85.21
PEN302.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.00
NZ$237.79
|
$94.35
PEN334.74
|
|
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