Cost of living comparison

Aguascalientes, Mexico

compared to

Lima, Peru

Lima vs. Aguascalientes Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 28.4% more expensive than Aguascalientes.

Restaurants: pay 15.2% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 3.0% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 44.0% more in Lima
Housing: pay 31.6% more in Lima
Childcare: pay 82.1% more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.4% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 22.9% more in Lima

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Lima are more expensive than in Aguascalientes. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Lima.

Lima vs. Aguascalientes Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.2% less for restaurants

	Aguascalientes	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.70 MX$136.58	$5.23 PEN19.02	-22.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 MX$121.41	$6.10 PEN22.19	+2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 MX$19.90	$0.83 PEN3.01	-15.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 MX$14.00	$0.51 PEN1.85	-25.9%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 3.0% more for groceries

	Aguascalientes	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.99 MX$40.57	$2.42 PEN8.82	+21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 MX$78.41	$4.22 PEN15.37	+9.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 MX$94.10	$4.95 PEN18.03	+7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 MX$38.97	$2.70 PEN9.85	+41.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.72 MX$75.72	$2.25 PEN8.18	-39.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$19.04	$0.87 PEN3.18	-6.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 MX$8.35	$0.50 PEN1.83	+23.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 MX$7.51	$0.48 PEN1.75	+30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 MX$13.86	$0.52 PEN1.90	-23.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.65	$0.53 PEN1.94	-20.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 MX$10.90	$0.48 PEN1.73	-10.9%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 44.0% more for transportation

	Aguascalientes	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.45 MX$90.59	$5.39 PEN19.60	+21.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.85 MX$424.92	$23.85 PEN86.83	+14.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,600.62 MX$419,863.29	$23,163.52 PEN84,317.77	+12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.84 MX$180.09	$20.14 PEN73.32	+128.0%
Average			+44.0%

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pay 31.6% more for housing

	Aguascalientes	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.01 MX$428.13	$26.56 PEN96.69	+26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$359.89 MX$7,334.96	$575.58 PEN2,095.17	+59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.89 MX$7,334.96	$363.71 PEN1,323.93	+1.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.63 MX$644.72	$44.01 PEN160.19	+39.1%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 82.1% more for childcare

	Aguascalientes	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.02 MX$3,465.14	$213.68 PEN777.82	+25.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,276.24 MX$66,773.44	$7,818.35 PEN28,459.66	+138.6%
Average			+82.1%

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pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Aguascalientes	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 MX$40.47	$2.12 PEN7.72	+6.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.85 MX$58.01	$2.62 PEN9.53	-8.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.85 MX$78.41	$5.30 PEN19.29	+37.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.47 MX$539.58	$30.52 PEN111.08	+15.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.97 MX$80.94	$7.95 PEN28.94	+100.2%
Average			+30.4%

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pay 22.9% more for clothing

	Aguascalientes	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.02 MX$937.99	$42.79 PEN155.77	-7.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.06 MX$673.80	$34.98 PEN127.34	+5.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.60 MX$1,601.89	$85.21 PEN310.16	+8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$51.13 MX$1,042.07	$94.35 PEN343.45	+84.5%
Average			+22.9%

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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: March 2025

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