Cost of living comparison
Lima is 2.7% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Lima instead of Poland, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN36.37
|
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN30.70
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.13
|
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.87
|
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
|
pay 13.2% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.85
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.64
|
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.68
|
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.99
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN11.04
|
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.93
|
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.10
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 27.5% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN24.87
|
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN116.07
|
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN123,360.21
|
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN31.71
|
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
|
pay 5.0% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN59.01
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,466.13
|
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,959.36
|
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN753.86
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
|
pay 1.3% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,302.96
|
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN24,626.56
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
|
pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.78
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.47
|
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.63
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN133.24
|
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.50
|
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN309.84
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN144.44
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN320.75
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN357.33
|
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
|
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