Cost of living comparison
Lima is 15.1% more expensive than Ecuador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.6% more in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 8.1% more in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 44.4% more in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 25.6% more in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 28.4% more in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.8% more in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 8.0% less in Lima
The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Lima are more expensive than in Ecuador.
If you lived in Lima instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 4.6% more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$5.23
PEN19.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$6.10
PEN22.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.83
PEN3.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$0.51
PEN1.91
|
|
pay 8.1% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$2.42
PEN9.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$4.22
PEN15.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$4.95
PEN18.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$2.70
PEN10.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$2.25
PEN8.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$0.87
PEN3.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.50
PEN1.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$0.52
PEN1.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.53
PEN2.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
pay 44.4% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$5.39
PEN20.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$23.85
PEN89.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$23,163.52
PEN86,801.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$20.14
PEN75.48
|
|
pay 25.6% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$26.56
PEN99.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$575.58
PEN2,156.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$363.71
PEN1,362.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$44.01
PEN164.91
|
|
pay 28.4% more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$213.68
PEN800.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,298.06
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$2.12
PEN7.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$2.62
PEN9.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$5.30
PEN19.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$30.52
PEN114.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$7.95
PEN29.79
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$42.79
PEN160.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$34.98
PEN131.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$85.21
PEN319.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$94.35
PEN353.56
|
|
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