Cost of living comparison
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
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pay 6.3% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 33.7% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
- Clothing
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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.
If you lived in Blumenau - Santa Catarina instead of Lima, you would:
pay 8.5% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN18.78
|
$5.23
R$28.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN21.90
|
$5.92
R$32.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN2.98
|
$0.99
R$5.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.83
|
$0.55
R$3.04
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Lima
|
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN8.71
|
$1.08
R$5.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.17
|
$3.34
R$18.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN17.79
|
$3.00
R$16.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN9.72
|
$1.64
R$9.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.07
|
$1.34
R$7.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.14
|
$0.84
R$4.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.81
|
$0.38
R$2.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.73
|
$0.39
R$2.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.88
|
$0.54
R$2.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.92
|
$0.42
R$2.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.71
|
$0.41
R$2.26
|
|
pay 1.9% less for transportation
Lima
|
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN19.35
|
$3.73
R$20.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN85.70
|
$52.25
R$288.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN83,226.33
|
$16,373.17
R$90,262.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN72.37
|
$6.75
R$37.21
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
Lima
|
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN95.44
|
$19.47
R$107.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,068.05
|
$289.14
R$1,593.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,306.79
|
$207.28
R$1,142.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN158.12
|
$54.12
R$298.34
|
|
pay 6.3% less for childcare
Lima
|
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN767.75
|
$263.95
R$1,455.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN28,091.27
|
$4,993.24
R$27,526.82
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.62
|
$2.04
R$11.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.41
|
$1.65
R$9.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.04
|
$1.83
R$10.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN109.64
|
$20.47
R$112.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN28.57
|
$5.57
R$30.73
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
Lima
|
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN153.75
|
$41.42
R$228.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN125.69
|
$39.42
R$217.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN306.15
|
$73.90
R$407.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN339.00
|
$62.27
R$343.29
|
|
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