Cities / Americas / Peru

Lima

Peru

One person needs about PEN 3,953 a month here, renting a 1-bedroom flat in the centre. A family of four needs about PEN 11,457.

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Renting in the city centre. Built from the prices below. What we count

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Item	Typical	Reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	PEN 1,889	0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	PEN 1,360	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	PEN 3,967	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	PEN 2,833	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated	PEN 2.47	0 reports
Fresh white bread, 500 gEstimated	PEN 6.89	0 reports
White rice, 1 kgEstimated	PEN 9.51	0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated	PEN 8.62	0 reports
Local cheese, 1 kgEstimated	PEN 28.52	0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated	PEN 24.72	0 reports
Beef, round or similar, 1 kgEstimated	PEN 34.23	0 reports
Apples, 1 kgEstimated	PEN 9.48	0 reports
Bananas, 1 kgEstimated	PEN 3.42	0 reports
Oranges, 1 kgEstimated	PEN 8.62	0 reports
Tomatoes, 1 kgEstimated	PEN 9.48	0 reports
Potatoes, 1 kgEstimated	PEN 6.03	0 reports
Onions, 1 kgEstimated	PEN 6.03	0 reports
Lettuce, 1 headEstimated	PEN 4.82	0 reports
Bottled water, 1.5 LEstimated	PEN 4.18	0 reports
Bottle of mid-range wineEstimated	PEN 37.05	0 reports
Local beer, 0.5 L, from a shopEstimated	PEN 5.70	0 reports
Cigarettes, pack of 20Estimated	PEN 33.57	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated	PEN 23.85	0 reports
Three-course dinner for two, mid-range restaurantEstimated	PEN 95.40	0 reports
Fast-food combo mealEstimated	PEN 16.98	0 reports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated	PEN 5.79	0 reports
Local draft beer, 0.5 LEstimated	PEN 11.54	0 reports
Soft drink, 0.33 L, in a caféEstimated	PEN 3.90	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
One-way local transit ticketEstimated	PEN 3.72	0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated	PEN 169	0 reports
Taxi, starting fareEstimated	PEN 4.49	0 reports
Taxi, per kmEstimated	PEN 2.44	0 reports
Petrol, 1 LEstimated	PEN 2.56	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated	PEN 328	0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated	PEN 103	0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated	PEN 112	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated	PEN 127		0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated	PEN 25.47		0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated	PEN 174	0 reports
Summer dress from a chain storeEstimated	PEN 115	0 reports
Running shoes, mid-rangeEstimated	PEN 295	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Private full-day preschool, monthly, one childEstimated	PEN 2,421		0 reports
International primary school, yearly, one childEstimated	PEN 68,892		0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, centreEstimated	PEN 9,067		0 reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, outside the centreEstimated	PEN 5,855		0 reports

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