Cost of living comparison

 Lima, Peru
compared to
 Kortrijk, Belgium
Kortrijk vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Kortrijk is 68.0% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants
pay 3.0 times more in Kortrijk
Groceries
pay 37.4% more in Kortrijk
Transportation
pay 45.0% more in Kortrijk
Housing
pay 88.2% more in Kortrijk
Childcare
pay 31.9% more in Kortrijk
Entertainment and Sports
pay 54.1% more in Kortrijk
Clothing
pay 15.8% more in Kortrijk

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and childcare in Kortrijk are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Kortrijk.

Kortrijk vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kortrijk instead of Lima, you would:

pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

 
Lima
Kortrijk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.23
PEN19.02
$20.36
€18.72
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.10
PEN22.19
$8.57
€7.88
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
PEN3.01
$2.41
€2.22

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pay 37.4% more for groceries

 
Lima
Kortrijk
Bread
1 loaf
$2.42
PEN8.82
$1.45
€1.33
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.22
PEN15.37
$7.19
€6.61
Milk (1 gallon) $4.95
PEN18.03
$3.48
€3.20

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pay 45.0% more for transportation

 
Lima
Kortrijk
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.39
PEN19.60
$6.92
€6.37
Monthly public transit pass $23.85
PEN86.83
$52.52
€48.29
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,163.52
PEN84,317.77
$27,329.96
€25,129.84

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pay 88.2% more for housing

 
Lima
Kortrijk
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.56
PEN96.69
$46.26
€42.54
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $575.58
PEN2,095.17
$750.23
€689.84
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $363.71
PEN1,323.93
$656.45
€603.61

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pay 31.9% more for childcare

 
Lima
Kortrijk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $213.68
PEN777.82
$446.57
€410.62
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,818.35
PEN28,459.66
$4,287.05
€3,941.94

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pay 54.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lima
Kortrijk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.12
PEN7.72
$4.29
€3.94
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.62
PEN9.53
$3.13
€2.87
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.30
PEN19.29
$9.65
€8.87

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pay 15.8% more for clothing

 
Lima
Kortrijk
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.79
PEN155.77
$69.40
€63.81
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.98
PEN127.34
$34.83
€32.03
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.21
PEN310.16
$84.40
€77.61

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