Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 54.8% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Lima, you would:
pay 41.0% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
$1.61
KMF750
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
$1.55
KMF723
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
$1.13
KMF525
|
|
pay 81.8% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
$0.21
KMF100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.24
KMF113
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
$1.79
KMF835
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
$1.46
KMF683
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$1.22
KMF569
|
|
pay 12.9% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Lima
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
|
pay 75.4% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$1.57
KMF733
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
|
pay 27.6% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
|
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