Cost of living comparison
Lima is 11.0% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Lima instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
$5.23
PEN19.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL813
|
$6.10
PEN23.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.83
PEN3.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.51
PEN1.93
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
$2.42
PEN9.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL587
|
$4.22
PEN16.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL706
|
$4.95
PEN18.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
$2.70
PEN10.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL329
|
$2.25
PEN8.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$0.87
PEN3.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL107
|
$0.50
PEN1.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL81
|
$0.52
PEN1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.53
PEN2.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL56
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 11.9% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL730
|
$5.39
PEN20.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
$23.85
PEN90.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,742,593
|
$23,163.52
PEN87,812.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,743
|
$20.14
PEN76.36
|
|
pay 3.2% less for housing
|
Tirana
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
$26.56
PEN100.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL55,356
|
$575.58
PEN2,182.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,391
|
$363.71
PEN1,378.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,260
|
$44.01
PEN166.83
|
|
pay 14.2% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL23,946
|
$213.68
PEN810.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL500,228
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,639.12
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL254
|
$2.12
PEN8.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL173
|
$2.62
PEN9.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL356
|
$5.30
PEN20.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,363
|
$30.52
PEN115.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL813
|
$7.95
PEN30.14
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,987
|
$42.79
PEN162.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,445
|
$34.98
PEN132.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,318
|
$85.21
PEN323.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,474
|
$94.35
PEN357.68
|
|
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