Cost of living comparison
Lima is 28.9% cheaper than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Lima instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 59.8% less for restaurants
|
Ljubljana
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€14.23
|
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.76
|
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.81
|
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
|
Ljubljana
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.18
|
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.87
|
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.30
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.69
|
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.73
|
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.89
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.42
|
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.63
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
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pay 2.0% more for transportation
|
Ljubljana
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.72
|
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€37.61
|
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€26,426.90
|
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€10.90
|
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
|
pay 47.4% less for housing
|
Ljubljana
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€31.79
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€894.13
|
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€734.28
|
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€182.58
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
|
pay 32.4% less for childcare
|
Ljubljana
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€460.69
|
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,131.36
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
|
pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ljubljana
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.05
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€2.20
|
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€43.79
|
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
|
Ljubljana
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€84.20
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€40.35
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€97.97
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€120.62
|
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
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