Cost of living comparison
Lima is 43.6% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Lima instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
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United Kingdom
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£14.92
|
$5.23
PEN19.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£7.38
|
$6.10
PEN23.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.78
|
$0.83
PEN3.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.25
|
$0.51
PEN1.93
|
|
pay 22.8% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Lima
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.22
|
$2.42
PEN9.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$4.22
PEN16.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.73
|
$4.95
PEN18.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£3.01
|
$2.70
PEN10.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.95
|
$2.25
PEN8.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.98
|
$0.87
PEN3.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.50
PEN1.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£1.00
|
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.13
|
$0.52
PEN1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.52
|
$0.53
PEN2.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.52
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 28.9% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.65
|
$5.39
PEN20.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£78.39
|
$23.85
PEN90.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£27,798.42
|
$23,163.52
PEN87,812.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£13.69
|
$20.14
PEN76.36
|
|
pay 57.9% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£31.45
|
$26.56
PEN100.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£992.44
|
$575.58
PEN2,182.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£814.68
|
$363.71
PEN1,378.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£182.92
|
$44.01
PEN166.83
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,195.13
|
$213.68
PEN810.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,867.19
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,639.12
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.49
|
$2.12
PEN8.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.29
|
$2.62
PEN9.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.94
|
$5.30
PEN20.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£36.16
|
$30.52
PEN115.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£10.29
|
$7.95
PEN30.14
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£62.59
|
$42.79
PEN162.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£32.02
|
$34.98
PEN132.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£72.11
|
$85.21
PEN323.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£77.19
|
$94.35
PEN357.68
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