Cost of living comparison
Spain is 49.0% more expensive than Lima.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5 times more in Spain
- Groceries
-
pay 37.6% more in Spain
- Transportation
-
pay 19.9% more in Spain
- Housing
-
pay 74.5% more in Spain
- Childcare
-
pay 37.3% more in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.1% more in Spain
- Clothing
-
pay 14.4% more in Spain
The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, childcare, transportation, and clothing in Spain are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.46
|
$13.87
€12.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.70
|
$9.22
€8.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.08
|
$2.13
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.90
|
$1.58
€1.39
|
|
pay 37.6% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.03
|
$1.30
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.72
|
$6.37
€5.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.44
|
$4.16
€3.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.07
|
$2.66
€2.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.37
|
$3.36
€2.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
$0.99
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.88
|
$0.81
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.87
€0.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.95
|
$1.13
€1.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.99
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.06
|
$6.38
€5.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN88.84
|
$34.26
€30.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN86,270.15
|
$33,643.92
€29,583.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN75.02
|
$14.57
€12.81
|
|
pay 74.5% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN98.93
|
$31.87
€28.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,143.69
|
$872.36
€767.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,354.58
|
$692.13
€608.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN163.90
|
$103.97
€91.42
|
|
pay 37.3% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN795.83
|
$385.97
€339.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,118.64
|
$7,352.21
€6,464.95
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.90
|
$2.84
€2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.76
|
$1.98
€1.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.74
|
$5.66
€4.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN113.65
|
$42.87
€37.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN29.61
|
$8.63
€7.59
|
|
pay 14.4% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN159.37
|
$75.89
€66.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN130.29
|
$32.12
€28.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN317.34
|
$77.96
€68.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN351.40
|
$91.38
€80.36
|
|
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