Cost of living comparison
Ljubljana is 74.7% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
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Lima
|
Ljubljana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.81
|
$15.00
€14.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.11
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.14
|
$2.91
€2.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.93
|
$1.91
€1.83
|
|
pay 50.4% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Ljubljana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.19
|
$1.85
€1.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.00
|
$6.52
€6.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.77
|
$5.13
€4.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.25
|
$3.48
€3.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.52
|
$4.94
€4.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.32
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.91
|
$0.77
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
$0.94
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.98
|
$1.49
€1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.02
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$0.66
€0.64
|
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pay 13.9% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.42
|
$6.03
€5.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.42
|
$39.66
€38.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN87,812.17
|
$27,865.84
€26,747.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.36
|
$11.49
€11.03
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Lima
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN100.70
|
$33.52
€32.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,182.00
|
$942.82
€904.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,378.80
|
$774.26
€743.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN166.83
|
$192.52
€184.80
|
|
pay 68.5% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN810.05
|
$485.78
€466.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,639.12
|
$8,574.10
€8,230.09
|
|
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.04
|
$3.22
€3.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.93
|
$2.32
€2.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.09
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN115.68
|
$46.17
€44.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.14
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
|
pay 46.3% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Ljubljana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.22
|
$88.79
€85.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN132.62
|
$42.55
€40.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN323.02
|
$103.31
€99.16
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN357.68
|
$127.18
€122.08
|
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