Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 86.5% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$21.22
AWG38.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$2.79
AWG5.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$6.07
AWG10.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
$6.44
AWG11.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$4.40
AWG7.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$1.10
AWG1.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$2.73
AWG4.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
|
pay 58.9% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Lima
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
$84.13
AWG151.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
$842.21
AWG1,518.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
$673.77
AWG1,214.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
$153.99
AWG277.56
|
|
pay 7.1% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
$214.81
AWG387.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 74.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
$3.33
AWG6.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
$2.47
AWG4.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
$8.61
AWG15.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
$87.89
AWG158.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
$11.94
AWG21.53
|
|
pay 60.2% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
$90.37
AWG162.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
$54.14
AWG97.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
$111.75
AWG201.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
$118.29
AWG213.21
|
|
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