Cost of living comparison
Lima is 24.6% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Lima instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
|
Seoul
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.88
₩10,997
|
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
₩2,215
|
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
₩1,174
|
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
|
pay 54.2% less for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
₩9,107
|
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
₩11,249
|
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
₩6,612
|
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
₩4,603
|
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
₩2,163
|
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.44
₩3,407
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.68
₩3,748
|
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,416
|
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,936
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 27.0% more for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
₩6,405
|
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
₩61,986
|
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
₩11,197
|
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
|
Seoul
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.54
₩684,756
|
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
|
pay 53.5% less for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.48
₩538,102
|
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.58
₩4,999
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
₩5,028
|
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.73
₩75,002
|
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.74
₩14,996
|
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
|
pay 19.7% less for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.89
₩174,338
|
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
|
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