Cost of living comparison
Rostov-na-donu is 15.6% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Rostov-na-donu instead of Lima, you would:
pay 5.6% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$5.47
RUB495.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.31
|
$4.38
RUB396.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$0.77
RUB69.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$0.45
RUB40.62
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
Lima
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$0.49
RUB44.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$3.60
RUB325.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.60
|
$3.32
RUB300.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$1.24
RUB112.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$1.71
RUB154.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$0.47
RUB42.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.49
RUB44.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.64
RUB57.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$0.76
RUB68.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.22
RUB19.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.21
RUB19.21
|
|
pay 18.3% less for transportation
Lima
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.17
|
$2.19
RUB198.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.65
|
$19.69
RUB1,783.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,074.32
|
$37,196.00
RUB3,368,504.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN77.02
|
$4.13
RUB374.00
|
|
pay 25.0% less for housing
Lima
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.56
|
$6.94
RUB628.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,102.64
|
$335.04
RUB30,341.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,368.33
|
$207.25
RUB18,768.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.24
|
$75.55
RUB6,841.77
|
|
pay 21.5% less for childcare
Lima
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.87
|
$229.74
RUB20,805.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,880.56
|
$4,831.83
RUB437,575.30
|
|
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.11
|
$1.64
RUB148.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.03
|
$1.63
RUB147.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.27
|
$2.46
RUB222.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.77
|
$31.07
RUB2,813.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.34
|
$4.05
RUB366.57
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
Lima
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.82
|
$66.58
RUB6,029.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.34
|
$35.56
RUB3,219.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.81
|
$81.27
RUB7,359.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.20
|
$90.26
RUB8,173.58
|
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