Cost of living comparison
Lima is 27.4% cheaper than Kotor.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.2% less in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 3.5% less in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 8.4% less in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 40.4% less in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 31.1% less in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.3% less in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 45.6% less in Lima
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Lima.
If you lived in Lima instead of Kotor, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
|
Kotor
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€12.48
|
$5.23
PEN19.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.64
|
$6.10
PEN22.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.91
|
$0.83
PEN3.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
€1.44
|
$0.51
PEN1.88
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
|
Kotor
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
€0.96
|
$2.42
PEN8.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
€3.67
|
$4.22
PEN15.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
€4.89
|
$4.95
PEN18.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
€2.68
|
$2.70
PEN9.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.22
|
$2.25
PEN8.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.54
|
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$0.50
PEN1.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.60
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.13
|
$0.52
PEN1.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.48
|
$0.53
PEN1.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.58
|
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
|
pay 8.4% less for transportation
|
Kotor
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.52
|
$5.39
PEN19.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.31
€57.61
|
$23.85
PEN87.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€25,025.25
|
$23,163.52
PEN85,362.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.65
€11.33
|
$20.14
PEN74.23
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
|
Kotor
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.35
€26.29
|
$26.56
PEN97.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$964.59
€864.16
|
$575.58
PEN2,121.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$768.10
€688.13
|
$363.71
PEN1,340.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.43
€96.25
|
$44.01
PEN162.18
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
|
Kotor
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$396.55
€355.27
|
$213.68
PEN787.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,324.34
€8,353.59
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,812.23
|
|
pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kotor
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.88
|
$2.12
PEN7.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.22
|
$2.62
PEN9.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
€3.65
|
$5.30
PEN19.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$128.61
€115.22
|
$30.52
PEN112.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€4.80
|
$7.95
PEN29.30
|
|
pay 45.6% less for clothing
|
Kotor
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.18
€96.02
|
$42.79
PEN157.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.16
€51.21
|
$34.98
PEN128.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.19
€107.68
|
$85.21
PEN314.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$206.31
€184.84
|
$94.35
PEN347.70
|
|
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