Cost of living comparison
Lima is 44.2% cheaper than Lyon.
If you lived in Lima instead of Lyon, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
Lyon
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.92
€2.69
|
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.53
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
Lyon
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
€2.40
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.56
€9.71
|
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.96
€4.56
|
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.16
€3.83
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.55
€6.02
|
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.15
|
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.69
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
Lyon
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.48
€6.88
|
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.16
€69.12
|
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,083.37
€32,262.07
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.28
€17.73
|
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
Lyon
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.44
€30.75
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$984.53
€905.35
|
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$615.86
€566.33
|
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.80
€160.75
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
|
pay 46.9% less for childcare
Lyon
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$568.57
€522.85
|
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,912.86
€10,954.86
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
Lyon
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
€3.18
|
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.45
€11.45
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.90
€36.69
|
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
|
pay 30.0% less for clothing
Lyon
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
€83.78
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.54
€34.52
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.33
€91.34
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.34
€130.89
|
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
|
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