Cost of living comparison
Lima is 36.0% cheaper than Dresden.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.9% less in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 29.2% less in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 30.2% less in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 47.3% less in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 29.8% less in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.5% less in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 17.3% less in Lima
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and groceries are lower in Lima.
If you lived in Lima instead of Dresden, you would:
pay 64.9% less for restaurants
|
Dresden
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€11.31
|
$5.23
PEN19.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.42
|
$6.10
PEN22.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€2.91
|
$0.83
PEN3.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.86
€2.51
|
$0.51
PEN1.90
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
|
Dresden
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.76
|
$2.42
PEN9.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.79
€5.97
|
$4.22
PEN15.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€3.82
|
$4.95
PEN18.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
€2.98
|
$2.70
PEN10.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
€5.15
|
$2.25
PEN8.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.14
|
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.63
|
$0.50
PEN1.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.85
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.67
|
$0.52
PEN1.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.58
|
$0.53
PEN1.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.62
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
pay 30.2% less for transportation
|
Dresden
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.40
|
$5.39
PEN20.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€47.12
|
$23.85
PEN88.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,130.52
€25,615.08
|
$23,163.52
PEN86,270.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.86
€21.86
|
$20.14
PEN75.02
|
|
pay 47.3% less for housing
|
Dresden
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.79
€42.91
|
$26.56
PEN98.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$825.93
€726.26
|
$575.58
PEN2,143.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.41
€469.04
|
$363.71
PEN1,354.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.93
€209.22
|
$44.01
PEN163.90
|
|
pay 29.8% less for childcare
|
Dresden
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$285.80
€251.31
|
$213.68
PEN795.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,923.36
€10,484.46
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,118.64
|
|
pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dresden
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.24
|
$2.12
PEN7.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.18
|
$2.62
PEN9.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.79
€7.73
|
$5.30
PEN19.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.51
€28.59
|
$30.52
PEN113.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.31
|
$7.95
PEN29.61
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
|
Dresden
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.52
€54.97
|
$42.79
PEN159.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
€32.98
|
$34.98
PEN130.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.03
€87.96
|
$85.21
PEN317.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.54
€98.95
|
$94.35
PEN351.40
|
|
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