Cost of living comparison
Lima is 6.9% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Lima instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 30.7% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
$5.23
PEN19.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
$6.10
PEN22.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
$0.83
PEN3.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
$0.51
PEN1.89
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
$2.42
PEN8.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
$4.22
PEN15.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
$4.95
PEN18.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
$2.70
PEN10.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
$2.25
PEN8.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
$0.87
PEN3.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
$0.50
PEN1.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
$0.52
PEN1.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
$0.53
PEN1.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
$5.39
PEN19.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
$23.85
PEN88.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
$23,163.52
PEN85,909.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
$20.14
PEN74.70
|
|
pay 3.7% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
$26.56
PEN98.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
$575.58
PEN2,134.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
$363.71
PEN1,348.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
$44.01
PEN163.21
|
|
pay 25.6% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
$213.68
PEN792.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,996.87
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
$2.12
PEN7.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
$2.62
PEN9.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
$5.30
PEN19.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
$30.52
PEN113.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
$7.95
PEN29.49
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
|
$42.79
PEN158.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
$34.98
PEN129.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
$85.21
PEN316.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
|
$94.35
PEN349.93
|
|
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