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Blenheim vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Blenheim is 85.0% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Blenheim
Groceries: pay 90.1% more in Blenheim
Transportation: pay 88.6% more in Blenheim
Housing: pay 44.1% more in Blenheim
Childcare: pay 76.8% more in Blenheim
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Blenheim
Clothing: pay 12.8% less in Blenheim

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

Blenheim vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Blenheim
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.75	$17.32 NZ$31.14	+231.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN23.04	$10.75 NZ$19.33	+76.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.13	$2.41 NZ$4.34	+191.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.92	$1.84 NZ$3.30	+261.1%
Average			+190.1%

Lima vs. Blenheim - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.1% more for groceries

	Lima	Blenheim
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN9.16	$1.59 NZ$2.86	-34.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.95	$3.88 NZ$6.98	-8.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.72	$7.24 NZ$13.03	+46.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN10.22	$5.67 NZ$10.20	+109.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.49	$2.84 NZ$5.11	+26.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.31	$1.34 NZ$2.41	+53.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.91	$0.81 NZ$1.46	+61.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.82	$1.29 NZ$2.31	+167.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.98	$2.52 NZ$4.53	+381.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN2.02	$0.85 NZ$1.53	+59.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.80	$1.08 NZ$1.95	+127.5%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 88.6% more for transportation

	Lima	Blenheim
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN20.36	$6.28 NZ$11.30	+16.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN90.15	$119.44 NZ$214.79	+400.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN87,547.78	$17,617.83 NZ$31,681.05	-23.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN76.13	$12.24 NZ$22.02	-39.2%
Average			+88.6%

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pay 44.1% more for housing

	Lima	Blenheim
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN100.40	$48.71 NZ$87.59	+83.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,175.43	$796.29 NZ$1,431.91	+38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,374.65	$567.35 NZ$1,020.24	+56.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN166.33	$43.50 NZ$78.22	-1.2%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 76.8% more for childcare

	Lima	Blenheim
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN807.61	$477.77 NZ$859.15	+123.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN29,549.88	$10,158.62 NZ$18,267.62	+29.9%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Blenheim
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN8.01	$5.97 NZ$10.74	+181.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.90	$3.34 NZ$6.01	+27.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN20.03	$23.59 NZ$42.42	+345.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN115.33	$31.25 NZ$56.20	+2.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN30.05	$10.75 NZ$19.33	+35.2%
Average			+118.4%

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

	Lima	Blenheim
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN161.73	$37.33 NZ$67.12	-12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN132.22	$29.86 NZ$53.70	-14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN322.04	$85.40 NZ$153.57	+0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN356.60	$71.67 NZ$128.87	-24.0%
Average			-12.8%

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