Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 68.7% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
$8.66
€7.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$1.94
€1.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
pay 66.4% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$1.90
€1.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$6.67
€6.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$1.96
€1.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 24.7% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
$38.99
€35.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
$25,439.37
€23,393.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
$15.81
€14.54
|
|
pay 96.2% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
$20.61
€18.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
$774.70
€712.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
$602.14
€553.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
$194.23
€178.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
$609.18
€560.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
$14,273.77
€13,125.92
|
|
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
$2.85
€2.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
$41.90
€38.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
pay 21.2% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
$69.61
€64.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
$34.95
€32.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
$83.87
€77.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
$104.95
€96.51
|
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