Cost of living comparison
Lima is 37.5% cheaper than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Lima instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 54.8% less for restaurants
|
Oranjestad
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
AWG34.25
|
$5.23
PEN19.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.27
AWG18.51
|
$6.10
PEN23.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
$0.83
PEN3.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$0.51
PEN1.93
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
|
Oranjestad
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
$2.42
PEN9.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
AWG10.81
|
$4.22
PEN16.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
AWG11.54
|
$4.95
PEN18.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
AWG9.01
|
$2.70
PEN10.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.21
AWG9.39
|
$2.25
PEN8.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
$0.87
PEN3.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
$0.50
PEN1.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
$0.52
PEN1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
AWG1.91
|
$0.53
PEN2.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
|
Oranjestad
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
$5.39
PEN20.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$23.85
PEN90.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$23,163.52
PEN87,812.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$20.14
PEN76.36
|
|
pay 54.6% less for housing
|
Oranjestad
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.80
AWG165.47
|
$26.56
PEN100.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$810.73
AWG1,461.33
|
$575.58
PEN2,182.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$363.71
PEN1,378.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.08
AWG301.16
|
$44.01
PEN166.83
|
|
pay 0.3% more for childcare
|
Oranjestad
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$213.68
PEN810.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,639.12
|
|
pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oranjestad
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
AWG5.41
|
$2.12
PEN8.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
AWG6.70
|
$2.62
PEN9.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$5.30
PEN20.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.44
AWG236.93
|
$30.52
PEN115.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$7.95
PEN30.14
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
|
Oranjestad
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
AWG144.20
|
$42.79
PEN162.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$34.98
PEN132.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$85.21
PEN323.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$94.35
PEN357.68
|
|
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