Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 2.0 times more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Lima, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
$2.77
€2.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
$2.35
€2.23
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
$2.91
€2.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
$8.18
€7.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
$5.99
€5.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
$4.47
€4.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
$6.34
€6.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
$1.16
€1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
$1.01
€0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$1.41
€1.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
$1.96
€1.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
pay 26.6% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
$6.58
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
$41.80
€39.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
$27,753.31
€26,320.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
$18.01
€17.08
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Lima
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
$36.56
€34.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
$1,107.49
€1,050.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
$808.26
€766.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
$244.03
€231.43
|
|
pay 64.0% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
$273.73
€259.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
$15,621.84
€14,815.16
|
|
pay 70.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
$4.21
€4.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
$6.75
€6.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
$45.46
€43.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
|
pay 52.9% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
$104.52
€99.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
$43.69
€41.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
$95.42
€90.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
$123.09
€116.73
|
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