Cost of living comparison
Granada is 63.5% more expensive than Lima.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.3 times more in Granada
- Groceries
-
pay 59.7% more in Granada
- Transportation
-
pay 40.4% more in Granada
- Housing
-
pay 55.2% more in Granada
- Childcare
-
pay 30.5% more in Granada
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.0% more in Granada
- Clothing
-
pay 10.1% more in Granada
The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Granada are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Granada.
If you lived in Granada instead of Lima, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Granada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN18.54
|
$16.08
€13.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN21.63
|
$9.65
€8.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN2.94
|
$2.70
€2.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.81
|
$2.68
€2.29
|
|
pay 59.7% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Granada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN8.60
|
$1.52
€1.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN14.98
|
$9.11
€7.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN17.57
|
$3.99
€3.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN9.60
|
$2.79
€2.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN7.97
|
$3.52
€3.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.10
|
$1.15
€0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.79
|
$0.91
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.71
|
$0.89
€0.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.86
|
$1.21
€1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.89
|
$1.02
€0.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.69
|
$1.03
€0.88
|
|
pay 40.4% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Granada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN19.11
|
$6.38
€5.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN84.63
|
$42.87
€36.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN82,181.12
|
$35,759.38
€30,509.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN71.46
|
$21.97
€18.75
|
|
pay 55.2% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Granada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN94.24
|
$25.18
€21.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,042.08
|
$803.82
€685.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,290.38
|
$625.20
€533.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN156.13
|
$94.44
€80.57
|
|
pay 30.5% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Granada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN758.11
|
$348.32
€297.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN27,738.48
|
$7,663.11
€6,538.16
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Granada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.52
|
$3.22
€2.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.29
|
$1.96
€1.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN18.81
|
$5.36
€4.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN108.26
|
$47.69
€40.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN28.21
|
$8.84
€7.54
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Granada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN151.82
|
$68.59
€58.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN124.11
|
$31.08
€26.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN302.30
|
$72.88
€62.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN334.74
|
$100.03
€85.35
|
|
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