Cost of living comparison
Bar is 29.4% more expensive than Lima.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5 times more in Bar
- Groceries
-
pay 10.4% more in Bar
- Transportation
-
pay 2.5% more in Bar
- Housing
-
pay 36.6% more in Bar
- Childcare
-
pay 5.1% less in Bar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.6% less in Bar
- Clothing
-
pay 21.6% more in Bar
The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Bar are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including entertainment and sports and childcare are lower in Bar. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bar.
If you lived in Bar instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Bar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.75
|
$10.72
€10.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.04
|
$8.57
€8.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.13
|
$1.55
€1.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.92
|
$2.33
€2.27
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Bar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.16
|
$0.84
€0.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.95
|
$3.85
€3.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.72
|
$4.53
€4.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.22
|
$2.90
€2.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.49
|
$3.05
€2.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.31
|
$0.56
€0.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.91
|
$0.77
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
$0.65
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.98
|
$1.09
€1.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.02
|
$0.44
€0.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
$0.53
€0.51
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Bar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.36
|
$6.18
€6.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.15
|
$26.79
€26.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN87,547.78
|
$30,009.37
€29,264.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.13
|
$10.72
€10.45
|
|
pay 36.6% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Bar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN100.40
|
$27.96
€27.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,175.43
|
$624.30
€608.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,374.65
|
$489.69
€477.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN166.33
|
$87.16
€85.00
|
|
pay 5.1% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Bar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN807.61
|
$241.15
€235.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,549.88
|
$6,013.78
€5,864.53
|
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Bar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.01
|
$2.68
€2.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.90
|
$2.27
€2.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.03
|
$3.75
€3.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN115.33
|
$37.85
€36.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.05
|
$4.29
€4.18
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Bar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN161.73
|
$60.29
€58.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN132.22
|
$28.13
€27.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN322.04
|
$90.43
€88.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN356.60
|
$150.05
€146.32
|
|
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