Cost of living comparison
Lima is 19.8% cheaper than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.1% less in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 14.4% less in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 10.5% less in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 22.9% less in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 12.4% less in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.3% less in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 13.2% less in Lima
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, and childcare are lower in Lima.
If you lived in Lima instead of Greece, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€11.71
|
$5.23
PEN19.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.09
|
$6.10
PEN22.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.84
|
$0.83
PEN3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$0.51
PEN1.86
|
|
pay 14.4% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.18
|
$2.42
PEN8.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.60
|
$4.22
PEN15.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.33
|
$4.95
PEN18.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.58
|
$2.70
PEN9.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.76
|
$2.25
PEN8.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$0.87
PEN3.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.76
|
$0.50
PEN1.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.51
|
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$0.52
PEN1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.46
|
$0.53
PEN1.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$0.48
PEN1.74
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.71
|
$5.39
PEN19.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€35.72
|
$23.85
PEN87.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€25,169.39
|
$23,163.52
PEN84,593.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€12.28
|
$20.14
PEN73.56
|
|
pay 22.9% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€29.17
|
$26.56
PEN97.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€466.08
|
$575.58
PEN2,102.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€348.61
|
$363.71
PEN1,328.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€156.15
|
$44.01
PEN160.71
|
|
pay 12.4% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€367.20
|
$213.68
PEN780.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,628.73
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,552.61
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€3.91
|
$2.12
PEN7.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.10
|
$2.62
PEN9.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.40
|
$5.30
PEN19.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€43.31
|
$30.52
PEN111.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€7.84
|
$7.95
PEN29.04
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€74.34
|
$42.79
PEN156.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€33.62
|
$34.98
PEN127.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€73.91
|
$85.21
PEN311.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€83.04
|
$94.35
PEN344.57
|
|
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