Cost of living comparison
Lalitpur is 46.0% cheaper than Lima.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.8% less in Lalitpur
- Groceries
-
pay 36.8% less in Lalitpur
- Transportation
-
pay 19.1% less in Lalitpur
- Housing
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pay 73.2% less in Lalitpur
- Childcare
-
pay 56.2% less in Lalitpur
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 39.8% less in Lalitpur
- Clothing
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pay 45.0% less in Lalitpur
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Lalitpur.
If you lived in Lalitpur instead of Lima, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Lalitpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.02
|
$1.47
NPR201.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.19
|
$5.52
NPR755.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.01
|
$0.35
NPR47.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.85
|
$0.16
NPR22.11
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
|
Lima
|
Lalitpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN8.82
|
$0.57
NPR77.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.37
|
$2.87
NPR392.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.03
|
$3.17
NPR433.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN9.85
|
$1.25
NPR171.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.18
|
$1.34
NPR182.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.18
|
$1.00
NPR137.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.83
|
$0.47
NPR64.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.75
|
$0.52
NPR71.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.90
|
$0.20
NPR27.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.94
|
$0.20
NPR27.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.73
|
$0.20
NPR27.40
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Lalitpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN19.60
|
$4.85
NPR663.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN86.83
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN84,317.77
|
$29,456.88
NPR4,027,484.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN73.32
|
$5.10
NPR696.75
|
|
pay 73.2% less for housing
|
Lima
|
Lalitpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN96.69
|
$10.42
NPR1,425.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,095.17
|
$147.28
NPR20,137.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,323.93
|
$84.69
NPR11,579.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN160.19
|
$8.45
NPR1,154.94
|
|
pay 56.2% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Lalitpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN777.82
|
$91.89
NPR12,563.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN28,459.66
|
$3,479.59
NPR475,746.56
|
|
pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Lalitpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.72
|
$2.36
NPR322.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.53
|
$1.52
NPR208.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.29
|
$2.95
NPR402.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN111.08
|
$14.73
NPR2,013.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN28.94
|
$2.21
NPR302.06
|
|
pay 45.0% less for clothing
|
Lima
|
Lalitpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN155.77
|
$24.02
NPR3,283.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN127.34
|
$22.09
NPR3,020.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN310.16
|
$51.55
NPR7,048.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN343.45
|
$37.76
NPR5,162.50
|
|
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