Cost of living comparison
Lima is 35.3% cheaper than Strasbourg.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.2% less in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 43.8% less in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 10.8% less in Lima
- Housing
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pay 38.1% less in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 31.9% less in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 36.8% less in Lima
- Clothing
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pay 21.2% less in Lima
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing are lower in Lima.
If you lived in Lima instead of Strasbourg, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
Strasbourg
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€12.80
|
$5.23
PEN18.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.06
|
$6.10
PEN21.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.09
|
$0.83
PEN2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
€1.89
|
$0.51
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
Strasbourg
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
€1.84
|
$2.42
PEN8.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.51
€8.12
|
$4.22
PEN14.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.37
|
$4.95
PEN17.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.34
|
$2.70
PEN9.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.90
€5.89
|
$2.25
PEN7.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.05
|
$0.87
PEN3.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$0.50
PEN1.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.45
|
$0.48
PEN1.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
€1.33
|
$0.52
PEN1.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.93
|
$0.53
PEN1.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.97
|
$0.48
PEN1.69
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
Strasbourg
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.06
|
$5.39
PEN19.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.02
€51.21
|
$23.85
PEN84.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,719.77
€29,622.90
|
$23,163.52
PEN82,181.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.53
€9.84
|
$20.14
PEN71.46
|
|
pay 38.1% less for housing
Strasbourg
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.58
€25.23
|
$26.56
PEN94.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$723.44
€617.24
|
$575.58
PEN2,042.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$631.80
€539.06
|
$363.71
PEN1,290.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.55
€183.91
|
$44.01
PEN156.13
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
Strasbourg
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,286.12
€1,097.31
|
$213.68
PEN758.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,537.75
€5,578.01
|
$7,818.35
PEN27,738.48
|
|
pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports
Strasbourg
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
€4.80
|
$2.12
PEN7.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
€2.49
|
$2.62
PEN9.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.86
€10.97
|
$5.30
PEN18.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.73
€30.48
|
$30.52
PEN108.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€10.97
|
$7.95
PEN28.21
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
Strasbourg
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.04
€106.68
|
$42.79
PEN151.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€29.72
|
$34.98
PEN124.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
€70.11
|
$85.21
PEN302.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.98
€104.93
|
$94.35
PEN334.74
|
|
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