Cost of living comparison
Lima is 43.9% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.1% less in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 30.5% less in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 36.2% less in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 59.0% less in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 50.2% less in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.6% less in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 21.6% less in Lima
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Lima.
If you lived in Lima instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 68.1% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€16.23
|
$5.23
PEN18.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€10.58
|
$6.10
PEN22.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.55
|
$0.83
PEN2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.02
|
$0.51
PEN1.84
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.55
|
$2.42
PEN8.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.37
|
$4.22
PEN15.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.81
|
$4.95
PEN17.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€3.83
|
$2.70
PEN9.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€5.96
|
$2.25
PEN8.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.75
|
$0.87
PEN3.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.91
|
$0.50
PEN1.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.70
|
$0.48
PEN1.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.43
|
$0.52
PEN1.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.76
|
$0.53
PEN1.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.76
|
$0.48
PEN1.72
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€6.75
|
$5.39
PEN19.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€83.02
|
$23.85
PEN86.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€27,653.63
|
$23,163.52
PEN83,608.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€19.70
|
$20.14
PEN72.70
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€37.33
|
$26.56
PEN95.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,116.21
|
$575.58
PEN2,077.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€910.75
|
$363.71
PEN1,312.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€162.57
|
$44.01
PEN158.84
|
|
pay 50.2% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,409.55
|
$213.68
PEN771.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€7,836.68
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,220.33
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.80
|
$2.12
PEN7.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.12
|
$2.62
PEN9.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€9.98
|
$5.30
PEN19.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€33.76
|
$30.52
PEN110.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€12.07
|
$7.95
PEN28.70
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€73.03
|
$42.79
PEN154.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€33.12
|
$34.98
PEN126.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€80.18
|
$85.21
PEN307.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€102.63
|
$94.35
PEN340.56
|
|
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