Cost of living comparison
Lima is 32.7% more expensive than Recife.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0% less in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 18.8% more in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 97.7% more in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 60.8% more in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 36.0% less in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 88.6% more in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 0.9% more in Lima
The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing in Lima are more expensive than in Recife. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in Lima. Notably, transportation and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Lima.
If you lived in Lima instead of Recife, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
|
Recife
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
R$26.15
|
$5.23
PEN18.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
R$36.80
|
$6.10
PEN22.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R$4.90
|
$0.83
PEN3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
R$2.99
|
$0.51
PEN1.84
|
|
pay 18.8% more for groceries
|
Recife
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
R$7.14
|
$2.42
PEN8.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.16
R$17.58
|
$4.22
PEN15.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
R$25.12
|
$4.95
PEN17.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
R$12.10
|
$2.70
PEN9.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.45
|
$2.25
PEN8.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
R$5.36
|
$0.87
PEN3.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.53
|
$0.50
PEN1.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.60
|
$0.48
PEN1.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$3.24
|
$0.52
PEN1.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R$2.78
|
$0.53
PEN1.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.60
|
$0.48
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 97.7% more for transportation
|
Recife
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.65
R$20.32
|
$5.39
PEN19.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.84
R$193.70
|
$23.85
PEN86.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,289.18
R$101,693.33
|
$23,163.52
PEN83,982.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
R$24.99
|
$20.14
PEN73.03
|
|
pay 60.8% more for housing
|
Recife
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
R$97.91
|
$26.56
PEN96.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.27
R$1,602.88
|
$575.58
PEN2,086.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.34
R$1,025.00
|
$363.71
PEN1,318.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.13
R$256.48
|
$44.01
PEN159.55
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
|
Recife
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$256.92
R$1,428.55
|
$213.68
PEN774.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,418.27
R$96,850.79
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,346.42
|
|
pay 88.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Recife
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
R$7.75
|
$2.12
PEN7.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$8.61
|
$2.62
PEN9.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
R$8.72
|
$5.30
PEN19.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
R$110.73
|
$30.52
PEN110.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.10
R$33.90
|
$7.95
PEN28.83
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
|
Recife
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.50
R$291.94
|
$42.79
PEN155.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
R$250.20
|
$34.98
PEN126.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.60
R$470.42
|
$85.21
PEN308.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.61
R$364.80
|
$94.35
PEN342.08
|
|
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