Cost of living comparison
Geneva is 4.3 times more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Geneva instead of Lima, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.50
|
$30.79
CHF27.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.74
|
$17.11
CHF15.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.09
|
$5.01
CHF4.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.90
|
$4.72
CHF4.21
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.04
|
$3.83
CHF3.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.75
|
$12.83
CHF11.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.48
|
$7.41
CHF6.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.09
|
$7.61
CHF6.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.39
|
$13.02
CHF11.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
$1.64
CHF1.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.88
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$1.38
CHF1.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.95
|
$2.81
CHF2.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.99
|
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.10
|
$8.06
CHF7.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN89.00
|
$79.84
CHF71.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN86,430.84
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,385.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN75.16
|
$35.13
CHF31.35
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Lima
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN99.12
|
$59.62
CHF53.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,147.68
|
$2,191.80
CHF1,956.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,357.11
|
$1,942.94
CHF1,734.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN164.21
|
$174.59
CHF155.81
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN797.31
|
$3,761.19
CHF3,356.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,172.88
|
$31,979.71
CHF28,540.67
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
$9.12
CHF8.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.77
|
$5.45
CHF4.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.78
|
$10.26
CHF9.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN113.86
|
$76.48
CHF68.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN29.67
|
$22.81
CHF20.36
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Geneva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN159.67
|
$122.16
CHF109.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN130.53
|
$62.27
CHF55.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN317.93
|
$141.42
CHF126.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN352.05
|
$194.56
CHF173.64
|
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