Cost of living comparison
Lima is 28.1% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Lima instead of Manila, you would:
pay 10.9% more for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱300.95
|
$5.23
PEN19.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
$6.10
PEN22.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.36
|
$0.83
PEN3.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.91
|
$0.51
PEN1.89
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
$2.42
PEN8.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱312.03
|
$4.22
PEN15.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱399.66
|
$4.95
PEN18.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
$2.70
PEN10.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱142.33
|
$2.25
PEN8.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.53
|
$0.87
PEN3.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.30
|
$0.50
PEN1.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.55
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.47
|
$0.52
PEN1.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.66
|
$0.53
PEN1.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.37
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱243.65
|
$5.39
PEN19.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱584.13
|
$23.85
PEN88.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
$23,163.52
PEN85,909.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.99
|
$20.14
PEN74.70
|
|
pay 2.9% more for housing
|
Manila
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
$26.56
PEN98.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
$575.58
PEN2,134.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
$363.71
PEN1,348.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
$44.01
PEN163.21
|
|
pay 50.2% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
$213.68
PEN792.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,996.87
|
|
pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱80.25
|
$2.12
PEN7.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.68
|
$2.62
PEN9.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
$5.30
PEN19.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
$30.52
PEN113.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱451.42
|
$7.95
PEN29.49
|
|
pay 32.5% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
$42.79
PEN158.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
$34.98
PEN129.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
$85.21
PEN316.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
$94.35
PEN349.93
|
|
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