Cost of living comparison

Lima, Peru

compared to

Albania

Albania vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 9.9% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 58.5% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 18.0% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 23.4% more in Albania
Housing: pay 10.4% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 38.0% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 17.5% more in Albania

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Albania are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Albania.

Albania vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albania instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 58.5% more for restaurants

	Lima	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.46	$8.37 ALL730	+60.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.70	$6.97 ALL609	+14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.08	$1.66 ALL145	+100.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.90	$0.81 ALL71	+59.1%
Average			+58.5%

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pay 18.0% more for groceries

	Lima	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN9.03	$0.85 ALL74	-64.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.72	$5.29 ALL462	+25.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.44	$7.20 ALL629	+45.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN10.07	$3.11 ALL272	+15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.37	$3.11 ALL272	+38.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.26	$0.59 ALL51	-33.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.88	$1.05 ALL91	+107.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.79	$0.68 ALL59	+41.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.95	$0.67 ALL59	+28.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN1.99	$0.46 ALL41	-12.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.77	$0.51 ALL44	+6.7%
Average			+18.0%

Lima vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.4% more for transportation

	Lima	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN20.06	$7.81 ALL682	+45.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN88.84	$17.64 ALL1,539	-26.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN86,270.15	$28,265.14 ALL2,466,834	+22.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN75.02	$30.70 ALL2,679	+52.4%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 10.4% less for housing

	Lima	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN98.93	$16.01 ALL1,397	-39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,143.69	$447.88 ALL39,089	-22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,354.58	$324.85 ALL28,351	-10.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN163.90	$57.67 ALL5,033	+31.0%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 38.0% less for childcare

	Lima	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN795.83	$168.56 ALL14,711	-21.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN29,118.64	$3,514.89 ALL306,761	-55.0%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.90	$2.60 ALL227	+22.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.76	$1.77 ALL155	-32.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.74	$3.70 ALL323	-30.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN113.65	$44.45 ALL3,880	+45.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN29.61	$7.64 ALL667	-3.9%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

	Lima	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN159.37	$50.86 ALL4,439	+18.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN130.29	$40.61 ALL3,544	+16.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN317.34	$90.86 ALL7,930	+6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN351.40	$121.22 ALL10,580	+28.5%
Average			+17.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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