Cost of living comparison
Lima is 46.9% cheaper than Tel Aviv-Yafo.
If you lived in Lima instead of Tel Aviv-Yafo, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.33
₪79.99
|
$5.23
PEN19.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.00
₪59.99
|
$6.10
PEN22.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
₪10.97
|
$0.83
PEN3.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
₪9.12
|
$0.51
PEN1.92
|
|
pay 38.5% less for groceries
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.76
₪10.34
|
$2.42
PEN9.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
₪27.44
|
$4.22
PEN15.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.21
₪27.05
|
$4.95
PEN18.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.96
₪14.84
|
$2.70
PEN10.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.35
₪20.06
|
$2.25
PEN8.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
₪6.19
|
$0.87
PEN3.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₪3.73
|
$0.50
PEN1.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
₪3.29
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
₪3.91
|
$0.52
PEN1.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₪2.65
|
$0.53
PEN2.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
₪2.65
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
₪28.31
|
$5.39
PEN20.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.33
₪244.97
|
$23.85
PEN89.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,663.03
₪159,978.24
|
$23,163.52
PEN87,372.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.73
₪29.00
|
$20.14
PEN75.98
|
|
pay 54.5% less for housing
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.32
₪106.21
|
$26.56
PEN100.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,678.49
₪6,294.02
|
$575.58
PEN2,171.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,216.56
₪4,561.88
|
$363.71
PEN1,371.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.51
₪691.86
|
$44.01
PEN165.99
|
|
pay 75.8% less for childcare
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,153.23
₪4,324.41
|
$213.68
PEN806.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,131.10
₪97,986.67
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,490.78
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
₪31.00
|
$2.12
PEN8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
₪15.00
|
$2.62
PEN9.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.67
₪39.99
|
$5.30
PEN19.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.64
₪272.39
|
$30.52
PEN115.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
₪46.49
|
$7.95
PEN29.99
|
|
pay 42.3% less for clothing
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$105.84
₪396.87
|
$42.79
PEN161.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.66
₪231.23
|
$34.98
PEN131.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.93
₪475.98
|
$85.21
PEN321.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.58
₪530.88
|
$94.35
PEN355.89
|
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