Cost of living comparison
Tivat is 52.5% more expensive than Lima.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Tivat
- Groceries
-
pay 23.7% more in Tivat
- Transportation
-
pay 5.9% more in Tivat
- Housing
-
pay 78.0% more in Tivat
- Childcare
-
pay 52.4% more in Tivat
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.8% more in Tivat
- Clothing
-
pay 53.0% more in Tivat
The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Tivat are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Tivat.
If you lived in Tivat instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Tivat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.26
|
$12.86
€11.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.46
|
$9.65
€8.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.05
|
$2.13
€1.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.88
|
$1.51
€1.35
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Tivat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN8.93
|
$1.02
€0.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.56
|
$4.10
€3.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.25
|
$5.46
€4.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN9.97
|
$2.99
€2.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.28
|
$3.18
€2.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
$0.61
€0.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.86
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
$0.67
€0.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.93
|
$1.26
€1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.97
|
$0.54
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
$0.65
€0.58
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Tivat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN19.85
|
$6.07
€5.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN87.90
|
$37.51
€33.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN85,362.33
|
$27,933.36
€25,025.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN74.23
|
$6.64
€5.95
|
|
pay 78.0% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Tivat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN97.89
|
$29.35
€26.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,121.13
|
$988.40
€885.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,340.33
|
$750.23
€672.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN162.18
|
$98.46
€88.21
|
|
pay 52.4% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Tivat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN787.45
|
$396.55
€355.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN28,812.23
|
$9,324.34
€8,353.59
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Tivat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.81
|
$2.36
€2.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.65
|
$2.48
€2.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.53
|
$4.07
€3.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN112.45
|
$68.32
€61.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN29.30
|
$5.36
€4.80
|
|
pay 53.0% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Tivat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN157.70
|
$76.10
€68.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN128.92
|
$41.90
€37.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN314.00
|
$117.89
€105.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN347.70
|
$166.12
€148.83
|
|
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