Cost of living comparison
San Fernando is 14.4% more expensive than Lima.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.6% more in San Fernando
- Groceries
-
pay 61.2% more in San Fernando
- Transportation
-
pay 9.8% more in San Fernando
- Housing
-
pay 3.2% more in San Fernando
- Childcare
-
pay 32.3% less in San Fernando
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.5% more in San Fernando
- Clothing
-
pay 3.9% more in San Fernando
The cost of groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and housing in San Fernando are more expensive than in Lima.
If you lived in San Fernando instead of Lima, you would:
pay 41.6% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
San Fernando
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.02
|
$8.78
TTD59.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.19
|
$7.31
TTD49.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.01
|
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.85
|
$0.81
TTD5.52
|
|
pay 61.2% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
San Fernando
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN8.82
|
$2.19
TTD14.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.37
|
$3.93
TTD26.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.03
|
$7.57
TTD51.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN9.85
|
$3.61
TTD24.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.18
|
$2.99
TTD20.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.18
|
$1.99
TTD13.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.83
|
$0.93
TTD6.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.75
|
$0.66
TTD4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.90
|
$2.20
TTD14.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.94
|
$0.58
TTD3.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.73
|
$0.43
TTD2.93
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
San Fernando
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN19.60
|
$3.81
TTD25.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN86.83
|
$43.89
TTD297.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN84,317.77
|
$33,646.13
TTD228,285.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN73.32
|
$7.90
TTD53.60
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
|
Lima
|
San Fernando
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN96.69
|
$45.11
TTD306.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,095.17
|
$420.58
TTD2,853.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,323.93
|
$341.34
TTD2,315.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN160.19
|
$33.56
TTD227.70
|
|
pay 32.3% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
San Fernando
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN777.82
|
$229.27
TTD1,555.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN28,459.66
|
$2,194.31
TTD14,888.19
|
|
pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
San Fernando
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.72
|
$1.76
TTD11.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.53
|
$3.57
TTD24.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.29
|
$4.68
TTD31.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN111.08
|
$45.71
TTD310.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN28.94
|
$8.78
TTD59.55
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
San Fernando
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN155.77
|
$43.89
TTD297.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN127.34
|
$36.57
TTD248.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN310.16
|
$104.84
TTD711.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN343.45
|
$80.46
TTD545.90
|
|
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