Cost of living comparison
Lima is 25.5% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Lima instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 15.1% less for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,005
|
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥804
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥172
|
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
|
pay 36.9% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥252
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,082
|
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥909
|
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥322
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥367
|
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥164
|
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥409
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥373
|
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥199
|
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥682
|
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,047
|
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,302
|
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
|
pay 42.5% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥89,974
|
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,306
|
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
|
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥503
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥525
|
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥603
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,365
|
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,910
|
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
|
pay 6.1% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,793
|
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
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