Cost of living comparison
Bangalore is 33.1% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Bangalore instead of Lima, you would:
pay 37.1% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$3.59
₹301.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.31
|
$4.19
₹351.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$0.53
₹44.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$0.18
₹15.34
|
|
pay 30.2% less for groceries
Lima
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$0.59
₹49.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$4.24
₹355.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.60
|
$2.29
₹191.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$1.02
₹85.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$1.77
₹148.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$1.21
₹101.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.37
₹31.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.50
₹41.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$0.20
₹16.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.21
₹17.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.22
₹18.13
|
|
pay 31.8% less for transportation
Lima
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.17
|
$4.68
₹392.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.65
|
$17.97
₹1,507.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,074.32
|
$17,966.29
₹1,507,362.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN77.02
|
$4.07
₹341.67
|
|
pay 47.8% less for housing
Lima
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.56
|
$11.51
₹965.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,102.64
|
$314.10
₹26,352.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,368.33
|
$190.84
₹16,011.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.24
|
$28.70
₹2,408.07
|
|
pay 48.6% less for childcare
Lima
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.87
|
$133.21
₹11,176.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,880.56
|
$3,674.70
₹308,305.84
|
|
pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.11
|
$2.40
₹200.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.03
|
$2.45
₹205.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.27
|
$4.31
₹361.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.77
|
$23.93
₹2,007.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.34
|
$5.39
₹452.21
|
|
pay 24.5% less for clothing
Lima
|
Bangalore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.82
|
$32.77
₹2,749.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.34
|
$37.76
₹3,168.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.81
|
$54.07
₹4,536.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.20
|
$39.45
₹3,310.04
|
|
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