Cost of living comparison
Coimbatore is 53.4% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Coimbatore instead of Lima, you would:
pay 58.3% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
$1.19
₹100.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
$0.40
₹33.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
$0.14
₹12.13
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
Lima
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
$0.47
₹39.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
$3.76
₹317.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
$2.43
₹205.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
$0.86
₹72.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
$1.55
₹130.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
$1.19
₹100.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
$0.33
₹27.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.74
₹62.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
$0.22
₹18.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
$0.24
₹20.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$0.21
₹17.73
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
Lima
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
$4.67
₹393.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
$11.85
₹1,000.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
$11,258.51
₹950,560.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
$3.65
₹308.18
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
Lima
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
$8.97
₹757.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
$143.54
₹12,118.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
$95.18
₹8,035.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
$21.06
₹1,778.49
|
|
pay 74.9% less for childcare
Lima
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
$61.67
₹5,207.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
$1,659.15
₹140,082.53
|
|
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$1.78
₹150.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
$1.53
₹129.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
$4.03
₹340.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
$14.82
₹1,250.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
$2.96
₹250.15
|
|
pay 52.7% less for clothing
Lima
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
$23.79
₹2,008.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
$18.57
₹1,567.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
$40.98
₹3,460.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
$30.62
₹2,584.86
|
|
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