Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 67.3% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$13.54
€12.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
$9.21
€8.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$2.34
€2.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
|
pay 34.9% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$5.29
€4.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
$4.66
€4.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$3.67
€3.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$1.07
€0.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
pay 16.7% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
$7.03
€6.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
$29,240.65
€26,889.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Lima
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
$28.32
€26.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
$729.51
€670.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
$520.65
€478.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
$228.75
€210.35
|
|
pay 34.2% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
$450.86
€414.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
$6,560.19
€6,032.64
|
|
pay 69.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
$5.90
€5.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
$56.45
€51.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
pay 31.7% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
$87.49
€80.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
$35.26
€32.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
$87.51
€80.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
$101.02
€92.90
|
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