Cost of living comparison
Lima is 1.3% cheaper than Crete.
If you lived in Lima instead of Crete, you would:
pay 59.8% less for restaurants
|
Crete
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$29.24
€26.89
|
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 3.8% more for groceries
|
Crete
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.02
€9.21
|
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
€7.35
|
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.91
€4.52
|
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.45
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
€0.18
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
|
Crete
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.06
€7.41
|
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€39.84
|
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,237.78
€18,610.32
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
€13.48
|
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
|
pay 20.8% more for housing
|
Crete
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.68
€28.22
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.71
€230.55
|
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.10
€96.65
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
|
pay 60.2% more for childcare
|
Crete
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.78
€153.37
|
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,347.65
€3,998.03
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
|
pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Crete
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
€3.61
|
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.77
€4.38
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.74
€32.86
|
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
|
Crete
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.64
€79.67
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.68
€28.22
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.98
€59.75
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
€97.10
|
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
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