Cost of living comparison

 Lima, Peru
compared to
 Santander, Spain
Santander vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Santander is 58.5% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in Santander
Groceries
pay 66.3% more in Santander
Transportation
pay 24.4% more in Santander
Housing
pay 61.2% more in Santander
Childcare
pay 55.1% more in Santander
Entertainment and Sports
pay 22.0% more in Santander
Clothing
pay 38.2% more in Santander

The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, childcare, clothing, and transportation in Santander are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Santander.

Santander vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santander instead of Lima, you would:

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Lima
Santander
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.23
PEN18.95
$12.86
€11.28
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.10
PEN22.10
$10.18
€8.93
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
PEN3.00
$2.01
€1.76

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pay 66.3% more for groceries

 
Lima
Santander
Bread
1 loaf
$2.42
PEN8.79
$1.29
€1.13
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.22
PEN15.30
$7.88
€6.91
Milk (1 gallon) $4.95
PEN17.96
$4.26
€3.74

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pay 24.4% more for transportation

 
Lima
Santander
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.39
PEN19.53
$6.33
€5.55
Monthly public transit pass $23.85
PEN86.48
$36.98
€32.43
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,163.52
PEN83,982.27
$35,759.38
€31,366.52

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pay 61.2% more for housing

 
Lima
Santander
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.56
PEN96.31
$32.58
€28.58
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $575.58
PEN2,086.84
$660.92
€579.73
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $363.71
PEN1,318.66
$482.29
€423.05

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pay 55.1% more for childcare

 
Lima
Santander
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $213.68
PEN774.72
$428.71
€376.04
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,818.35
PEN28,346.42
$8,574.10
€7,520.82

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pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lima
Santander
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.12
PEN7.69
$2.95
€2.59
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.62
PEN9.50
$2.04
€1.79
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.30
PEN19.22
$6.43
€5.64

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pay 38.2% more for clothing

 
Lima
Santander
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.79
PEN155.15
$104.50
€91.66
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.98
PEN126.83
$33.49
€29.38
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.21
PEN308.93
$83.06
€72.86

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