Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 96.2% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Lima, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
$18.76
€17.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
$3.14
€2.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
|
pay 65.8% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
$2.89
€2.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
$4.13
€3.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
$5.15
€4.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
$3.08
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
$1.70
€1.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
pay 68.8% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
$7.50
€7.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
$71.38
€67.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
$34,296.42
€32,525.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
$17.79
€16.87
|
|
pay 85.7% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
$22.48
€21.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
$1,111.66
€1,054.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
$870.64
€825.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
$99.35
€94.22
|
|
pay 46.3% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
$338.03
€320.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
$10,508.28
€9,965.65
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
$4.76
€4.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
$11.36
€10.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
$47.76
€45.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
$18.22
€17.28
|
|
pay 36.9% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
$100.00
€94.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
$31.76
€30.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
$111.24
€105.50
|
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