Cost of living comparison

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Lima vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 0.2% cheaper than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 29.6% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 16.3% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Lima
Housing: pay 29.0% less in Lima
Childcare: pay 28.2% less in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 41.7% less in Lima

The cost of transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Lima are more expensive than in Yerevan. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, housing, and childcare are lower in Lima. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Lima.

Lima vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Yerevan, you would:

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pay 29.6% less for restaurants

	Yerevan	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,611.66	$5.23 PEN19.36	-54.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,586.85	$6.10 PEN22.58	-32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD395.69	$0.83 PEN3.07	-16.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD237.89	$0.51 PEN1.89	-14.8%
Average			-29.6%

Yerevan vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.3% more for groceries

	Yerevan	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD344.05	$2.42 PEN8.98	+180.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,607.76	$4.22 PEN15.64	+4.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,486.24	$4.95 PEN18.35	-20.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD981.14	$2.70 PEN10.02	+9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,344.57	$2.25 PEN8.33	-33.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD222.45	$0.87 PEN3.24	+56.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD328.74	$0.50 PEN1.87	-38.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD314.91	$0.48 PEN1.78	-39.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD401.86	$0.52 PEN1.94	-48.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD133.73	$0.53 PEN1.98	+59.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD127.98	$0.48 PEN1.76	+48.3%
Average			+16.3%

Yerevan vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Yerevan	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,108.27	$5.39 PEN19.95	+1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,124.07	$23.85 PEN88.36	+85.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,297,759.17	$23,163.52 PEN85,809.92	-25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,701.19	$20.14 PEN74.62	+371.8%
Average			+108.5%

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pay 29.0% less for housing

	Yerevan	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,850.90	$26.56 PEN98.40	+19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD371,064.46	$575.58 PEN2,132.25	-38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD249,329.29	$363.71 PEN1,347.36	-41.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD39,286.73	$44.01 PEN163.03	-55.4%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 28.2% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD149,110.33	$213.68 PEN791.58	-42.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,600,881.92	$7,818.35 PEN28,963.30	-13.5%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD819.85	$2.12 PEN7.85	+3.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,499.02	$2.62 PEN9.70	-30.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,024.81	$5.30 PEN19.64	+106.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD42,240.55	$30.52 PEN113.04	-71.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD3,074.44	$7.95 PEN29.45	+3.0%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 41.7% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD44,273.41	$42.79 PEN158.52	-61.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD25,482.35	$34.98 PEN129.59	-45.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD55,751.78	$85.21 PEN315.65	-39.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD47,586.98	$94.35 PEN349.52	-21.0%
Average			-41.7%

Yerevan vs. Lima - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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