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Lima vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 8.2% more expensive than Centurion (Verwoerdburg).

Restaurants: pay 17.6% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 4.0% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 8.3% more in Lima
Housing: pay 27.6% more in Lima
Childcare: pay 27.3% more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 5.7% less in Lima

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Lima are more expensive than in Centurion (Verwoerdburg). Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Lima.

Lima vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Centurion (Verwoerdburg), you would:

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pay 17.6% less for restaurants

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.22 ZAR191.31	$5.23 PEN19.58	-48.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.68 ZAR87.63	$6.10 PEN22.84	+30.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 ZAR18.87	$0.83 PEN3.10	-17.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 ZAR14.36	$0.51 PEN1.91	-33.7%
Average			-17.6%

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.0% more for groceries

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR20.03	$2.42 PEN9.08	+126.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 ZAR79.08	$4.22 PEN15.82	-0.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 ZAR82.47	$4.95 PEN18.56	+12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.42 ZAR45.35	$2.70 PEN10.14	+11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR39.44	$2.25 PEN8.42	+6.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR12.92	$0.87 PEN3.28	+26.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR13.01	$0.50 PEN1.89	-27.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR13.57	$0.48 PEN1.80	-33.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR13.96	$0.52 PEN1.96	-29.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR11.97	$0.53 PEN2.00	-16.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR13.18	$0.48 PEN1.79	-32.4%
Average			+4.0%

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.3% more for transportation

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR93.59	$5.39 PEN20.18	+7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.88 ZAR1,700.54	$23.85 PEN89.38	-73.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,663.17 ZAR424,073.29	$23,163.52 PEN86,801.71	+2.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.22 ZAR191.31	$20.14 PEN75.48	+97.0%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 27.6% more for housing

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.17 ZAR863.95	$26.56 PEN99.54	-42.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$198.80 ZAR3,719.94	$575.58 PEN2,156.90	+189.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$331.33 ZAR6,199.90	$363.71 PEN1,362.93	+9.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.06 ZAR1,535.47	$44.01 PEN164.91	-46.4%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 27.3% more for childcare

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$233.11 ZAR4,361.90	$213.68 PEN800.73	-8.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,800.41 ZAR89,825.19	$7,818.35 PEN29,298.06	+62.9%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.27 ZAR42.51	$2.12 PEN7.95	-6.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 ZAR37.34	$2.62 PEN9.82	+31.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.12 ZAR58.46	$5.30 PEN19.86	+69.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.72 ZAR836.72	$30.52 PEN114.35	-31.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.53 ZAR140.83	$7.95 PEN29.79	+5.6%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 5.7% less for clothing

	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 ZAR918.51	$42.79 PEN160.36	-12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.65 ZAR648.33	$34.98 PEN131.09	+1.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.71 ZAR1,716.04	$85.21 PEN319.30	-7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.31 ZAR1,839.53	$94.35 PEN353.56	-4.0%
Average			-5.7%

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Lima - Cost of clothing

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