Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 19.1% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Lima, you would:
pay 48.6% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
$9.93
MX$201.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
|
pay 36.1% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
|
pay 35.3% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
|
pay 16.4% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
|
pay 43.1% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
|
pay 13.6% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
|
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