Summary about cost of living in Lima, Peru:
Restaurants | |
Range |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 15.00 S/. | |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 90.00 S/. | |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 17.50 S/. | |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 8.00 S/. | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 12.00 S/. | |
Cappuccino (regular) | 9.02 S/. | |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 2.72 S/. | |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 1.97 S/. | |
Markets | |
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 16.10 S/. | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 5.30 S/. | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 1.62 S/. | |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 6.75 S/. | |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 12.86 S/. | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 7.99 S/. | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 13.57 S/. | |
Apples (1 lb) | 2.54 S/. | |
Banana (1 lb) | 1.86 S/. | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 1.41 S/. | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 1.93 S/. | |
Potato (1 lb) | 1.29 S/. | |
Onion (1 lb) | 1.36 S/. | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 2.34 S/. | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 3.10 S/. | |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 30.00 S/. | |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 5.66 S/. | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 7.82 S/. | |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 18.00 S/. | |
Transportation | |
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 2.00 S/. | |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 84.00 S/. | |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 7.00 S/. | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 9.66 S/. | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 25.00 S/. | |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 14.45 S/. | |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 53,000.00 S/. | |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 67,020.50 S/. | |
Utilities (Monthly) | |
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 268.83 S/. | |
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.56 S/. | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 114.88 S/. | |
Sports And Leisure | |
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 157.15 S/. | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 42.12 S/. | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 24.00 S/. | |
Childcare | |
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 903.85 S/. | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 21,267.50 S/. | |
Clothing And Shoes | |
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 172.92 S/. | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 111.33 S/. | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 284.25 S/. | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 282.19 S/. | |
Rent Per Month | |
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 1,957.92 S/. | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 1,090.07 S/. | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 3,303.18 S/. | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 2,014.71 S/. | |
Buy Apartment Price | |
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 644.42 S/. | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 411.30 S/. | |
Salaries And Financing | |
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 1,661.44 S/. | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 9.23 |
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Lima is the one place where it is less likely to happen because there, the shops have visible price lists, out in the rest of the country, there will be places where there are no visible price tages, menus etc and they will decide what they can get away with charging - it is on the Vietnam scale of gouging people who don't know the score - it is one of the most irritating things about the place and you will never pay what a local pays until you have been there a very long time.
First off, prices vary from city to city, as well as food or hotels,etc. Things in Lima are hella expensive compared to other cities in Peru.
Lima is very chaotic and there's a lot of pollution, public transport is A MESS!, finding a place to eat (lunch) it's very easy since there are menus that can go from 7 soles (a bit more than 2$) to 16 soles (almost 5$) depending on the place, but they usually serve you an entrée,a meal, a beverage (And sometimes even dessert!).
Overall i'd say that Lima can be very confused and troubling, but if you know someone from here, you can save a lot of money and time!. Now about other cities, everything is very cheap, a meal can go from 5 soles to 10 soles( more than 3$), public transport is probably still a mess but not so much since there's not much people in other cities (Lima is the one that has the biggest population : 11 MILLION!).
People in Perú are kind and very helpful, but take precautions anyway cause just like in any other part of the world, some of them can be dangerous.
if you need a guide (kinda) i'd be happy to help :) write a comment mentioning me and add your email i guess(? haha bye! have a nice staying
Yes the pollution is sometimes unbarable and on contrary what most people wrote before, the city is not only defined by Miraflores, San Isidro and Barranco...these are the tourist areas and have barely anything to do with Limeño life.
Around this 11million habitant city there are all kind of areas to find of course.The north has pretty coastline but is scetchy for Tourists and the south is a bit expensive . The prices so far are pretty accurate.
I live in the town now for 5 years and I never got to the point to like it. The country, on the other hand , is beautiful and worthwhile to visit.
Cheers