Cost of living comparison
Limassol is 88.8% more expensive than Lima.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.6 times more in Limassol
- Groceries
-
pay 60.3% more in Limassol
- Transportation
-
pay 22.3% more in Limassol
- Housing
-
pay 2.7 times more in Limassol
- Childcare
-
pay 82.8% more in Limassol
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 69.0% more in Limassol
- Clothing
-
pay 57.2% more in Limassol
The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Limassol are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Limassol.
If you lived in Limassol instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Limassol
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN18.95
|
$21.44
€18.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.10
|
$8.57
€7.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.00
|
$2.42
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.84
|
$0.96
€0.84
|
|
pay 60.3% more for groceries
Lima
|
Limassol
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN8.79
|
$2.17
€1.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.30
|
$6.45
€5.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN17.96
|
$7.23
€6.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN9.81
|
$4.16
€3.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.15
|
$4.11
€3.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.17
|
$1.20
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.83
|
$0.92
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.74
|
$0.90
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.90
|
$1.41
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.94
|
$0.63
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.73
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
|
pay 22.3% more for transportation
Lima
|
Limassol
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN19.53
|
$5.77
€5.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN86.48
|
$42.87
€37.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN83,982.27
|
$25,722.31
€22,562.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN73.03
|
$18.43
€16.17
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Lima
|
Limassol
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN96.31
|
$34.47
€30.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,086.84
|
$1,535.58
€1,346.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,318.66
|
$1,196.09
€1,049.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN159.55
|
$159.34
€139.76
|
|
pay 82.8% more for childcare
Lima
|
Limassol
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN774.72
|
$541.02
€474.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN28,346.42
|
$8,795.05
€7,714.62
|
|
pay 69.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Limassol
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.69
|
$4.29
€3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.50
|
$3.94
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.22
|
$5.36
€4.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN110.64
|
$78.30
€68.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN28.83
|
$10.72
€9.40
|
|
pay 57.2% more for clothing
Lima
|
Limassol
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN155.15
|
$93.31
€81.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN126.83
|
$51.21
€44.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN308.93
|
$103.60
€90.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN342.08
|
$134.63
€118.09
|
|
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