Costs of living in Lima, PERU

rent: $540

food: $300

recreation: $300

all monthly

Rent: $350, for a 80 m2, three bedroom one bathroom apartment and one parking space in a residential area in San Isidro

Utilities: $150 for telephone, cable tv, internet, energy, water.

Transportation: use my car spend $40 a week in gas (90 octanes)

Food: $250 a week

Food (3 adults, 2 kids) S/. 1,500
Healthcare (insurances) (2 adults, 2 kids) S/. 4,200

Piece of bread: S/. 0.2
Litre of fresh Milk: S/. 2.9
Rent (100 m2 apartment in middle class zone): S/. 900

Housing $300, 2 BR apartment in good neighborhood,

utilities $35 (electricity+water),

food $150 (family of 3) -- supermarkets and restaurants are considerably cheaper unless you're buying fast food,

healthcare $10 to $20 for a doctor's visit, medicine is cheaper unless imported,

recreation $3 to see a movie and half price on Tuesdays,

dozen eggs $1.50,

bus $0.30-0.40 gets you to most of Lima.

Amounts In US$

Rent 650/month- good residential (Miraflores) - 2 BD, 2 Bath

Utilities - 300 (Internet & phone = 150, electricity = 60, water = 50, cable TV = 40)

Health- 200-300 (2 adults age 60+)

Food - 500 (basic 300 + eating out)

Transport - bus/taxi = 100

Misc = 200

Education - NIL

Total = US$ 2000 per month