Cost of living comparison
Lima is 40.1% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Lima instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.43
|
$5.23
PEN19.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
$6.10
PEN23.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.65
|
$0.83
PEN3.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.26
|
$0.51
PEN1.93
|
|
pay 43.9% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.80
|
$2.42
PEN9.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.86
|
$4.22
PEN16.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$4.95
PEN18.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€4.29
|
$2.70
PEN10.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€6.09
|
$2.25
PEN8.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.12
|
$0.87
PEN3.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.97
|
$0.50
PEN1.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.36
|
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.88
|
$0.52
PEN1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.53
PEN2.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€6.31
|
$5.39
PEN20.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€40.12
|
$23.85
PEN90.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€26,639.76
|
$23,163.52
PEN87,812.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€17.28
|
$20.14
PEN76.36
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€35.09
|
$26.56
PEN100.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€1,063.05
|
$575.58
PEN2,182.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€775.83
|
$363.71
PEN1,378.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€234.24
|
$44.01
PEN166.83
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€262.75
|
$213.68
PEN810.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€14,995.04
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,639.12
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$2.12
PEN8.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.04
|
$2.62
PEN9.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€6.48
|
$5.30
PEN20.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€43.64
|
$30.52
PEN115.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.35
|
$7.95
PEN30.14
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€100.32
|
$42.79
PEN162.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€41.94
|
$34.98
PEN132.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€91.59
|
$85.21
PEN323.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€118.15
|
$94.35
PEN357.68
|
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