Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 76.6% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Lima, you would:
pay 55.9% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$8.11
₩11,194
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
$5.90
₩8,141
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$1.53
₩2,105
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$0.82
₩1,135
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$3.09
₩4,266
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$6.06
₩8,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
$8.19
₩11,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$3.27
₩4,517
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$4.76
₩6,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$3.12
₩4,306
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$1.57
₩2,171
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$2.58
₩3,562
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$2.72
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$1.91
₩2,633
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$1.42
₩1,953
|
|
pay 18.9% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
$4.69
₩6,471
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
$45.15
₩62,328
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
$27,815.53
₩38,394,890
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
$9.44
₩13,025
|
|
pay 69.8% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
$23.52
₩32,466
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
$873.53
₩1,205,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
$528.87
₩730,014
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
$140.47
₩193,896
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
$381.75
₩526,945
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
$20,838.36
₩28,764,028
|
|
pay 43.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
$3.69
₩5,088
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
$3.88
₩5,351
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
$3.32
₩4,579
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
$52.67
₩72,696
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
$11.06
₩15,264
|
|
pay 30.6% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
$60.77
₩83,887
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
$44.72
₩61,724
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
$85.92
₩118,596
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
$127.28
₩175,685
|
|
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