Cost of living comparison
Lima is 20.9% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Lima instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 56.9% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€7.97
|
$6.18
PEN23.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.96
|
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
Vilnius
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.90
|
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$4.93
PEN18.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.05
|
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.82
|
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.34
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.37
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.42
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 15.1% more for transportation
Vilnius
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.67
|
$5.61
PEN21.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.41
€28.88
|
$20.86
PEN78.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,702.69
€28,233.67
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,041.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.77
€8.07
|
$20.42
PEN76.99
|
|
pay 17.7% less for housing
Vilnius
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.54
|
$29.05
PEN109.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$831.85
€764.95
|
$557.54
PEN2,101.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$597.45
€549.40
|
$362.83
PEN1,367.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.95
€148.01
|
$47.53
PEN179.17
|
|
pay 30.7% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.03
€487.40
|
$250.81
PEN945.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,088.49
€7,438.04
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,869.31
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$2.15
PEN8.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.11
|
$2.66
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€4.84
|
$5.37
PEN20.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
€32.39
|
$30.70
PEN115.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.97
|
$6.72
PEN25.33
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.57
€75.01
|
$43.97
PEN165.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€32.00
|
$31.91
PEN120.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.58
€88.82
|
$81.88
PEN308.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
€102.73
|
$91.53
PEN345.06
|
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