Cost of living comparison
Lima is 31.1% cheaper than Metz.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.1% less in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 30.3% less in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 23.3% less in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 11.5% less in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 61.4% less in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.2% less in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 4.9% less in Lima
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Lima.
If you lived in Lima instead of Metz, you would:
pay 66.1% less for restaurants
|
Metz
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.73
|
$5.23
PEN19.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.82
|
$6.10
PEN22.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.82
€3.50
|
$0.83
PEN3.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$0.51
PEN1.86
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
|
Metz
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.84
|
$2.42
PEN8.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.29
|
$4.22
PEN15.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
€3.18
|
$4.95
PEN18.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.44
|
$2.70
PEN9.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.79
|
$2.25
PEN8.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.87
PEN3.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.50
PEN1.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.37
|
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.63
|
$0.52
PEN1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$0.53
PEN1.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.48
PEN1.74
|
|
pay 23.3% less for transportation
|
Metz
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
€6.92
|
$5.39
PEN19.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.31
€58.91
|
$23.85
PEN87.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,009.37
€27,489.93
|
$23,163.52
PEN84,771.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
€15.22
|
$20.14
PEN73.71
|
|
pay 11.5% less for housing
|
Metz
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.08
€14.73
|
$26.56
PEN97.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.47
€539.98
|
$575.58
PEN2,106.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$607.33
€556.34
|
$363.71
PEN1,331.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.01
€129.17
|
$44.01
PEN161.05
|
|
pay 61.4% less for childcare
|
Metz
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€692.77
|
$213.68
PEN782.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€14,604.03
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,612.76
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Metz
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.93
|
$2.12
PEN7.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.11
€2.85
|
$2.62
PEN9.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
€10.06
|
$5.30
PEN19.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.40
€19.60
|
$30.52
PEN111.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.82
|
$7.95
PEN29.10
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
|
Metz
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
€72.00
|
$42.79
PEN156.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.44
€19.64
|
$34.98
PEN128.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.74
€78.54
|
$85.21
PEN311.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€136.47
|
$94.35
PEN345.29
|
|
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