Cost of living comparison

Lima, Peru

compared to

St. George's, Grenada

St. George's vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 59.1% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 98.1% more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 78.1% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in St. George's
Housing: pay 79.8% more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 72.1% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 20.6% less in St. George's

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in St. George's are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in St. George's. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in St. George's.

St. George's vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 98.1% more for restaurants

	Lima	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.03	$7.40 EC$20.00	+41.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.20	$8.33 EC$22.50	+36.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.02	$1.85 EC$5.00	+123.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.85	$1.48 EC$4.00	+190.9%
Average			+98.1%

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pay 78.1% more for groceries

	Lima	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN8.83	$1.69 EC$4.57	-30.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.38	$4.32 EC$11.68	+2.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.04	$14.71 EC$39.75	+197.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN9.85	$3.95 EC$10.67	+45.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.19	$2.60 EC$7.04	+15.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.19	$2.48 EC$6.70	+183.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.84	$0.84 EC$2.27	+66.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.75	$0.79 EC$2.13	+64.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.90	$1.34 EC$3.63	+157.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN1.95	$0.94 EC$2.54	+76.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.74	$0.86 EC$2.33	+81.0%
Average			+78.1%

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Lima	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN19.62	$5.18 EC$14.01	-3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN86.88	$37.00 EC$100.00	+55.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN84,372.46	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	+7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN73.37	$199.81 EC$540.00	+892.0%
Average			+237.8%

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pay 79.8% more for housing

	Lima	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN96.76	$46.87 EC$126.67	+76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,096.53	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	+0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,324.79	$289.85 EC$783.33	-20.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN160.29	$159.51 EC$431.09	+262.5%
Average			+79.8%

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pay 72.1% less for childcare

	Lima	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN778.32	$55.50 EC$150.00	-74.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN28,478.12	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-70.2%
Average			-72.1%

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pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.72	$2.04 EC$5.50	-4.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.54	$4.44 EC$12.00	+69.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.31	$1.85 EC$5.00	-65.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN111.15	$37.00 EC$100.00	+21.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN28.96	$11.10 EC$30.00	+39.6%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 20.6% less for clothing

	Lima	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN155.87	$25.90 EC$70.00	-39.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN127.42	$44.40 EC$120.00	+26.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN310.36	$42.55 EC$115.00	-50.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN343.67	$75.85 EC$205.00	-19.6%
Average			-20.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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