Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.6 times more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Lima, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
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Lima
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
$21.44
€20.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
$3.89
€3.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
$3.59
€3.40
|
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pay 94.0% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
$3.19
€3.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
$8.38
€7.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
$5.80
€5.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
$4.18
€3.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
$1.21
€1.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$1.12
€1.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
$0.95
€0.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$1.00
€0.94
|
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pay 29.3% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
$6.12
€5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
$27,027.72
€25,632.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
$31.72
€30.09
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Lima
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
$51.67
€49.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
$1,942.57
€1,842.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
$1,630.61
€1,546.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
$186.56
€176.93
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
$1,316.93
€1,248.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
$17,684.09
€16,770.92
|
|
pay 92.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$7.23
€6.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
$4.34
€4.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
$6.16
€5.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
$45.62
€43.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
$15.00
€14.23
|
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pay 11.9% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
$64.15
€60.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
$32.76
€31.07
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
$82.52
€78.26
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
$101.28
€96.05
|
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