Cost of living comparison
Lima is 0.2% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Lima instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 6.3% less for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
|
pay 8.4% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 60.5% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
|
pay 18.8% less for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
|
pay 20.7% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
|
pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
|
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