Cost of living comparison

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Lima vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 95.7% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 0.3% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 66.0% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 20.6% more in Lima
Housing: pay 43.9% more in Lima
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Lima
Clothing: pay 72.6% more in Lima

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

Lima vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.3% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 SYP65,010	$5.23 PEN19.36	+4.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SYP65,010	$6.10 PEN22.58	+21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 SYP13,652	$0.83 PEN3.07	-21.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 SYP7,086	$0.51 PEN1.89	-6.6%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 66.0% more for groceries

	Damascus	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 SYP8,217	$2.42 PEN8.98	+283.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.67 SYP21,752	$4.22 PEN15.64	+152.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 SYP52,594	$4.95 PEN18.35	+22.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 SYP25,571	$2.70 PEN10.02	+37.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 SYP39,106	$2.25 PEN8.33	-25.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,918	$0.87 PEN3.24	+92.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 SYP12,544	$0.50 PEN1.87	-47.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,963	$0.48 PEN1.78	+4.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,065	$0.52 PEN1.94	+34.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 SYP3,476	$0.53 PEN1.98	+99.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 SYP3,593	$0.48 PEN1.76	+72.4%
Average			+66.0%

Damascus vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.6% more for transportation

	Damascus	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.92 SYP207,051	$5.39 PEN19.95	-66.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$23.85 PEN88.36	+40.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	$23,163.52 PEN85,809.92	+25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.00 SYP143,022	$20.14 PEN74.62	+83.1%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 43.9% more for housing

	Damascus	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.75 SYP867,884	$26.56 PEN98.40	-60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	$575.58 PEN2,132.25	+103.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	$363.71 PEN1,347.36	+149.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 SYP695,989	$44.01 PEN163.03	-17.8%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$48.33 SYP628,430	$213.68 PEN791.58	+342.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	$7,818.35 PEN28,963.30	+373.8%
Average			+358.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 SYP16,252	$2.12 PEN7.85	+69.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 SYP16,578	$2.62 PEN9.70	+105.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$5.30 PEN19.64	+76.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.30 SYP172,927	$30.52 PEN113.04	+129.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$7.95 PEN29.45	+165.0%
Average			+109.2%

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pay 72.6% more for clothing

	Damascus	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.00 SYP286,044	$42.79 PEN158.52	+94.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.50 SYP305,547	$34.98 PEN129.59	+48.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.50 SYP617,595	$85.21 PEN315.65	+79.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 SYP731,362	$94.35 PEN349.52	+67.7%
Average			+72.6%

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