Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Lima instead of Tumon, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Tumon
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.23
PEN19.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.10
PEN22.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.83
PEN3.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.51
PEN1.92
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Tumon
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.42
PEN9.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.22
PEN15.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.95
PEN18.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.70
PEN10.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.25
PEN8.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
PEN3.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
PEN1.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
PEN1.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
PEN2.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Tumon
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.39
PEN20.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.85
PEN89.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,163.52
PEN87,372.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.14
PEN75.98
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Tumon
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$26.56
PEN100.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$575.58
PEN2,171.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$363.71
PEN1,371.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$44.01
PEN165.99
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Tumon
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$213.68
PEN806.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,818.35
PEN29,490.78
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Tumon
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.12
PEN8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.62
PEN9.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.30
PEN19.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.52
PEN115.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.95
PEN29.99
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Tumon
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$42.79
PEN161.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.98
PEN131.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.21
PEN321.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.35
PEN355.89
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Lima or Tumon. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.