Cost of living comparison
Lima is 43.9% cheaper than Lyon.
If you lived in Lima instead of Lyon, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
Lyon
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.19
€3.03
|
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.83
|
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
|
pay 45.5% less for groceries
Lyon
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.65
€2.51
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.86
€9.35
|
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€5.03
|
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.93
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.35
€6.97
|
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.12
|
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.57
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.66
|
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.15
|
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.95
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
Lyon
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.26
€6.89
|
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.02
€71.15
|
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,719.77
€32,926.91
|
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.08
€18.09
|
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
|
pay 46.0% less for housing
Lyon
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.62
€32.84
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$952.96
€903.75
|
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.55
€636.87
|
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.30
€169.10
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
|
pay 45.7% less for childcare
Lyon
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.68
€533.62
|
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,074.89
€10,503.00
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
|
pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lyon
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.11
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.43
|
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.33
€11.69
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.80
€39.64
|
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.20
|
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
Lyon
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.89
€92.83
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.55
€38.45
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.89
€91.88
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€141.28
|
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
|
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