Cost of living comparison
Lima is 25.0% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Lima instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,008
|
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥786
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥175
|
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥117
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥265
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,220
|
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥881
|
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥328
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥494
|
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥363
|
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥173
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥395
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥336
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥194
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥189
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥656
|
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,747
|
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,285,606
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,874
|
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
|
pay 38.6% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,788
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥155,029
|
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥89,482
|
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,291
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥74,373
|
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,229,093
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥492
|
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥505
|
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥590
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,462
|
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,868
|
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,270
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,535
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,428
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,194
|
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
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