Cost of living comparison
Lima is 31.3% cheaper than The Valley.
If you lived in Lima instead of The Valley, you would:
pay 68.9% less for restaurants
|
The Valley
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
EC$44.59
|
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
|
The Valley
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
|
The Valley
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
|
The Valley
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.50
EC$209.45
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.06
EC$465.00
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
|
pay 55.1% more for childcare
|
The Valley
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
EC$405.38
|
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,168.00
EC$13,966.78
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
The Valley
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
The Valley
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
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