Cost of living comparison
Palo Alto is 3.5 times more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Palo Alto instead of Lima, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Palo Alto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.31
|
$11.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$2.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$2.55
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Lima
|
Palo Alto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$5.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$8.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.60
|
$5.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$5.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$4.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$2.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$1.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$1.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$2.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$1.81
|
|
pay 86.8% more for transportation
Lima
|
Palo Alto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.17
|
$4.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.65
|
$90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,074.32
|
$30,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN77.02
|
$18.41
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Lima
|
Palo Alto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.56
|
$67.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,102.64
|
$3,042.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,368.33
|
$2,848.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.24
|
$202.46
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Lima
|
Palo Alto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.87
|
$2,158.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,880.56
|
$47,500.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Palo Alto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.11
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.03
|
$5.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.27
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.77
|
$120.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.34
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
Lima
|
Palo Alto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.82
|
$51.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.34
|
$42.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.81
|
$83.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.20
|
$118.75
|
|
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