Cost of living comparison
Lima is 37.5% cheaper than Helsinki.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.2% less in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 29.8% less in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 28.5% less in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 36.0% less in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 31.2% less in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 53.2% less in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 16.8% less in Lima
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Lima.
If you lived in Lima instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 67.2% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€16.45
|
$5.23
PEN18.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.34
|
$6.10
PEN22.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€2.76
|
$0.83
PEN3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.78
|
$0.51
PEN1.84
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.53
|
$2.42
PEN8.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.63
|
$4.22
PEN15.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.52
|
$4.95
PEN17.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.70
|
$2.70
PEN9.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.26
|
$2.25
PEN8.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.97
|
$0.87
PEN3.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.74
|
$0.50
PEN1.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.90
|
$0.48
PEN1.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.49
|
$0.52
PEN1.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$0.53
PEN1.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.75
|
$0.48
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 28.5% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€6.58
|
$5.39
PEN19.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€62.61
|
$23.85
PEN86.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€30,083.28
|
$23,163.52
PEN83,982.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€15.61
|
$20.14
PEN73.03
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€19.72
|
$26.56
PEN96.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€975.10
|
$575.58
PEN2,086.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€763.69
|
$363.71
PEN1,318.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€87.14
|
$44.01
PEN159.55
|
|
pay 31.2% less for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€296.51
|
$213.68
PEN774.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€9,217.39
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,346.42
|
|
pay 53.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€7.52
|
$2.12
PEN7.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.18
|
$2.62
PEN9.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€9.97
|
$5.30
PEN19.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€41.90
|
$30.52
PEN110.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€15.98
|
$7.95
PEN28.83
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€87.71
|
$42.79
PEN155.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€27.86
|
$34.98
PEN126.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€78.57
|
$85.21
PEN308.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€97.57
|
$94.35
PEN342.08
|
|
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