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Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) is 15.7% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 36.2% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Groceries: pay 8.6% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Transportation: pay 55.6% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Housing: pay 21.5% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Childcare: pay 14.8% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Clothing: pay 6.4% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)

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

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.2% more for restaurants

	Lima	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.58	$10.22 ZAR191.31	+95.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.84	$4.68 ZAR87.63	-23.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.10	$1.01 ZAR18.87	+21.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.91	$0.77 ZAR14.36	+50.8%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 8.6% more for groceries

	Lima	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN9.08	$1.07 ZAR20.03	-55.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.82	$4.23 ZAR79.08	+0.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.56	$4.41 ZAR82.47	-11.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN10.14	$2.42 ZAR45.35	-10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.42	$2.11 ZAR39.44	-6.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.28	$0.69 ZAR12.92	-21.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.89	$0.70 ZAR13.01	+38.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.80	$0.73 ZAR13.57	+50.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.96	$0.75 ZAR13.96	+42.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN2.00	$0.64 ZAR11.97	+19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.79	$0.70 ZAR13.18	+47.9%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 55.6% more for transportation

	Lima	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN20.18	$5.00 ZAR93.59	-7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN89.38	$90.88 ZAR1,700.54	+281.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN86,801.71	$22,663.17 ZAR424,073.29	-2.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN75.48	$10.22 ZAR191.31	-49.2%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 21.5% more for housing

	Lima	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN99.54	$46.17 ZAR863.95	+73.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,156.90	$198.80 ZAR3,719.94	-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,362.93	$331.33 ZAR6,199.90	-8.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN164.91	$82.06 ZAR1,535.47	+86.5%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 14.8% less for childcare

	Lima	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN800.73	$233.11 ZAR4,361.90	+9.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN29,298.06	$4,800.41 ZAR89,825.19	-38.6%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.95	$2.27 ZAR42.51	+7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.82	$2.00 ZAR37.34	-23.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.86	$3.12 ZAR58.46	-41.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN114.35	$44.72 ZAR836.72	+46.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN29.79	$7.53 ZAR140.83	-5.3%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 6.4% more for clothing

	Lima	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN160.36	$49.09 ZAR918.51	+14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN131.09	$34.65 ZAR648.33	-1.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN319.30	$91.71 ZAR1,716.04	+7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN353.56	$98.31 ZAR1,839.53	+4.2%
Average			+6.4%

Lima vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of clothing

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