Cost of living comparison
Perth is 2.1 times more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Perth instead of Lima, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.31
|
$18.92
£14.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.47
|
$9.14
£7.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.28
|
$2.27
£1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
$1.70
£1.34
|
|
pay 54.5% more for groceries
Lima
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.86
|
$1.05
£0.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.68
|
$3.34
£2.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.73
|
$4.77
£3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.14
|
$3.57
£2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.99
|
$3.63
£2.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.02
|
$0.69
£0.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.87
|
$0.81
£0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.76
|
$1.14
£0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.84
|
$1.83
£1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$0.64
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.84
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 87.6% more for transportation
Lima
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.32
|
$7.26
£5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN79.20
|
$82.25
£65.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,638.16
|
$32,791.64
£25,915.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN77.56
|
$15.16
£11.98
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Lima
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN110.32
|
$37.84
£29.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,117.26
|
$630.61
£498.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,377.85
|
$504.49
£398.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN180.49
|
$250.98
£198.35
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Lima
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN952.45
|
$1,072.03
£847.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN28,074.46
|
$18,918.25
£14,951.00
|
|
pay 82.8% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.16
|
$4.41
£3.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.10
|
$3.97
£3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.41
|
$15.13
£11.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN116.58
|
$39.10
£30.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.51
|
$10.08
£7.97
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
Lima
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN166.97
|
$61.64
£48.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN121.17
|
$37.05
£29.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN310.95
|
$63.06
£49.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN347.60
|
$64.64
£51.08
|
|
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