Cost of living comparison
Lima is 19.9% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Lima instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD185.38
|
$5.23
PEN19.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD92.64
|
$6.10
PEN23.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.16
|
$0.83
PEN3.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.00
|
$0.51
PEN1.93
|
|
pay 1.9% more for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.28
|
$2.42
PEN9.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD53.98
|
$4.22
PEN16.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD99.73
|
$4.95
PEN18.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD53.89
|
$2.70
PEN10.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.24
|
$2.25
PEN8.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.40
|
$0.87
PEN3.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.65
|
$0.50
PEN1.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD12.92
|
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.81
|
$0.52
PEN1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.58
|
$0.53
PEN2.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD16.91
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 51.1% more for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD84.97
|
$5.39
PEN20.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD617.94
|
$23.85
PEN90.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD308,968.79
|
$23,163.52
PEN87,812.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD128.74
|
$20.14
PEN76.36
|
|
pay 7.4% less for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,081.13
|
$26.56
PEN100.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,644.12
|
$575.58
PEN2,182.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,473.99
|
$363.71
PEN1,378.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,157.45
|
$44.01
PEN166.83
|
|
pay 36.8% more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,072.52
|
$213.68
PEN810.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,135.64
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,639.12
|
|
pay 52.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD30.90
|
$2.12
PEN8.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.56
|
$2.62
PEN9.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD50.97
|
$5.30
PEN20.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD640.94
|
$30.52
PEN115.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD64.37
|
$7.95
PEN30.14
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD679.73
|
$42.79
PEN162.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD488.94
|
$34.98
PEN132.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,270.21
|
$85.21
PEN323.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,287.37
|
$94.35
PEN357.68
|
|
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