Cost of living comparison
Lima is 48.3% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Lima instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.34
|
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.42
|
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€5.05
|
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€4.00
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.40
|
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.05
|
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 42.7% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.82
|
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€116.89
|
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€37,277.18
|
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€25.11
|
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
|
pay 71.3% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€52.93
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€2,027.86
|
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,732.75
|
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€203.56
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
|
pay 51.3% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,240.44
|
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€9,147.77
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
|
pay 54.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.11
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.11
|
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.77
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€53.35
|
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.21
|
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
|
pay 25.1% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€91.11
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€38.97
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€92.67
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€108.37
|
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
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