Cost of living comparison
Lima is 2.7 times more expensive than Coimbatore.
If you lived in Lima instead of Coimbatore, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Coimbatore
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.19
₹100.02
|
$5.23
PEN19.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₹350.06
|
$6.10
PEN22.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.54
|
$0.83
PEN3.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
₹12.12
|
$0.51
PEN1.92
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Coimbatore
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
₹39.61
|
$2.42
PEN9.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
₹317.20
|
$4.22
PEN15.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.43
₹205.08
|
$4.95
PEN18.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.86
₹72.22
|
$2.70
PEN10.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₹130.81
|
$2.25
PEN8.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
₹100.11
|
$0.87
PEN3.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.84
|
$0.50
PEN1.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹62.28
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.25
|
$0.52
PEN1.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.59
|
$0.53
PEN2.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.72
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Coimbatore
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.67
₹393.73
|
$5.39
PEN20.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,000.18
|
$23.85
PEN89.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,258.51
₹950,167.19
|
$23,163.52
PEN87,372.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.65
₹308.05
|
$20.14
PEN75.98
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Coimbatore
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.97
₹756.82
|
$26.56
PEN100.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.54
₹12,113.93
|
$575.58
PEN2,171.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.18
₹8,032.66
|
$363.71
PEN1,371.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.06
₹1,777.75
|
$44.01
PEN165.99
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Coimbatore
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.67
₹5,204.88
|
$213.68
PEN806.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,659.15
₹140,024.64
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,490.78
|
|
pay 79.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Coimbatore
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
₹150.03
|
$2.12
PEN8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
₹129.41
|
$2.62
PEN9.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.03
₹340.06
|
$5.30
PEN19.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.82
₹1,250.47
|
$30.52
PEN115.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
₹250.04
|
$7.95
PEN29.99
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Coimbatore
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.79
₹2,008.05
|
$42.79
PEN161.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.57
₹1,566.94
|
$34.98
PEN131.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.98
₹3,458.94
|
$85.21
PEN321.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.62
₹2,583.79
|
$94.35
PEN355.89
|
|
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