Cost of living comparison

Lima, Peru

compared to

Blumenau - Santa Catarina, Brazil

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Blumenau - Santa Catarina is 13.2% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 8.5% more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Groceries: pay 25.2% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Transportation: pay 1.9% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Housing: pay 24.1% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Childcare: pay 6.3% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.7% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Clothing: pay 9.5% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina

Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, clothing, childcare, and transportation are lower in Blumenau - Santa Catarina.

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Blumenau - Santa Catarina instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 8.5% more for restaurants

	Lima	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN18.95	$5.23 R$29.06
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.10	$5.92 R$32.93	-2.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.00	$0.99 R$5.52	+19.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.84	$0.55 R$3.07	+8.4%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 25.2% less for groceries

	Lima	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN8.79	$1.08 R$5.99	-55.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.30	$3.34 R$18.58	-20.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN17.96	$3.00 R$16.68	-39.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN9.81	$1.64 R$9.10	-39.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.15	$1.34 R$7.46	-40.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.17	$0.84 R$4.69	-3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.83	$0.38 R$2.09	-25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.74	$0.39 R$2.16	-19.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.90	$0.54 R$2.98	+2.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN1.94	$0.42 R$2.33	-21.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.73	$0.41 R$2.28	-14.1%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 1.9% less for transportation

	Lima	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN19.53	$3.73 R$20.72	-30.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN86.48	$52.25 R$290.55	+119.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN83,982.27	$16,373.17 R$91,039.75	-29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN73.03	$6.75 R$37.53	-66.5%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 24.1% less for housing

	Lima	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN96.31	$19.47 R$108.28	-26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,086.84	$289.14 R$1,607.72	-49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,318.66	$207.28 R$1,152.52	-43.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN159.55	$54.12 R$300.91	+23.0%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 6.3% less for childcare

	Lima	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN774.72	$263.95 R$1,467.66	+23.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN28,346.42	$4,993.24 R$27,763.89	-36.1%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.69	$2.04 R$11.37	-3.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.50	$1.65 R$9.20	-36.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.22	$1.83 R$10.17	-65.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN110.64	$20.47 R$113.80	-32.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN28.83	$5.57 R$30.99	-29.9%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 9.5% less for clothing

	Lima	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN155.15	$41.42 R$230.31	-3.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN126.83	$39.42 R$219.21	+12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN308.93	$73.90 R$410.92	-13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN342.08	$62.27 R$346.24	-34.0%
Average			-9.5%

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