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
€13.59
|
$5.23
PEN19.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.41
|
$6.10
PEN23.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.08
|
$0.83
PEN3.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
€1.57
|
$0.51
PEN1.92
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
|
Kotor
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
€1.04
|
$2.42
PEN9.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
€4.00
|
$4.22
PEN15.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
€5.32
|
$4.95
PEN18.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
€2.92
|
$2.70
PEN10.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.50
|
$2.25
PEN8.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.87
PEN3.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.85
|
$0.50
PEN1.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.65
|
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.23
|
$0.52
PEN1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.53
|
$0.53
PEN2.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.63
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
pay 8.4% less for transportation
|
Kotor
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€6.01
|
$5.39
PEN20.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.31
€62.71
|
$23.85
PEN90.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€27,240.11
|
$23,163.52
PEN87,547.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.65
€12.33
|
$20.14
PEN76.13
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
|
Kotor
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.35
€28.62
|
$26.56
PEN100.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$964.59
€940.65
|
$575.58
PEN2,175.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$768.10
€749.03
|
$363.71
PEN1,374.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.43
€104.76
|
$44.01
PEN166.33
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
|
Kotor
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$396.55
€386.71
|
$213.68
PEN807.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,324.34
€9,092.93
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,549.88
|
|
pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kotor
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.14
|
$2.12
PEN8.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.42
|
$2.62
PEN9.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
€3.97
|
$5.30
PEN20.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$128.61
€125.42
|
$30.52
PEN115.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.23
|
$7.95
PEN30.05
|
|
pay 45.6% less for clothing
|
Kotor
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.18
€104.52
|
$42.79
PEN161.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.16
€55.74
|
$34.98
PEN132.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.19
€117.21
|
$85.21
PEN322.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$206.31
€201.19
|
$94.35
PEN356.60
|
|
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