Cost of living comparison
Lima is 14.2% more expensive than Cuenca.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.8% less in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 16.9% more in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 56.7% more in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 30.0% more in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 11.1% more in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.2% less in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 10.0% less in Lima
The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, and childcare in Lima are more expensive than in Cuenca. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Lima.
If you lived in Lima instead of Cuenca, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
|
Cuenca
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
|
$5.23
PEN19.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$6.10
PEN22.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
|
$0.83
PEN3.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
|
$0.51
PEN1.90
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
|
Cuenca
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
|
$2.42
PEN9.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
|
$4.22
PEN15.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.43
|
$4.95
PEN18.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$2.70
PEN10.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
|
$2.25
PEN8.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
|
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.50
PEN1.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
|
$0.52
PEN1.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.53
PEN1.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
pay 56.7% more for transportation
|
Cuenca
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
|
$5.39
PEN20.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.00
|
$23.85
PEN88.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$23,163.52
PEN86,278.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
|
$20.14
PEN75.02
|
|
pay 30.0% more for housing
|
Cuenca
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.12
|
$26.56
PEN98.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$334.62
|
$575.58
PEN2,143.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.44
|
$363.71
PEN1,354.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
|
$44.01
PEN163.92
|
|
pay 11.1% more for childcare
|
Cuenca
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$255.00
|
$213.68
PEN795.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,650.00
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,121.38
|
|
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cuenca
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
|
$2.12
PEN7.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
|
$2.62
PEN9.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$5.30
PEN19.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.00
|
$30.52
PEN113.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
|
$7.95
PEN29.61
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
|
Cuenca
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.67
|
$42.79
PEN159.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.17
|
$34.98
PEN130.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.83
|
$85.21
PEN317.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.67
|
$94.35
PEN351.43
|
|
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