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Ensenada vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Ensenada is 1.0% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 31.0% more in Ensenada
Groceries: pay 8.9% more in Ensenada
Transportation: pay 11.4% less in Ensenada
Housing: pay 0.8% more in Ensenada
Childcare: pay 40.8% less in Ensenada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.9% more in Ensenada
Clothing: pay 16.5% less in Ensenada

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

Ensenada vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.0% more for restaurants

	Lima	Ensenada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.58	$7.45 MX$153.62	+42.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.84	$5.96 MX$122.90	-2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.10	$1.03 MX$21.30	+24.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.91	$0.81 MX$16.71	+59.2%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 8.9% more for groceries

	Lima	Ensenada
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN9.08	$2.06 MX$42.50	-15.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.82	$3.13 MX$64.52	-25.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.56	$5.23 MX$107.93	+5.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN10.14	$2.56 MX$52.88	-5.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.42	$1.78 MX$36.70	-20.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.28	$0.84 MX$17.34	-3.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.89	$0.63 MX$13.01	+25.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.80	$0.63 MX$13.01	+31.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.96	$0.65 MX$13.32	+23.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN2.00	$0.82 MX$16.88	+53.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.79	$0.62 MX$12.82	+30.5%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 11.4% less for transportation

	Lima	Ensenada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN20.18	$4.44 MX$91.66	-17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN89.38	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN86,801.71	$17,374.02 MX$358,450.29	-25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN75.48	$21.84 MX$450.62	+8.4%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 0.8% more for housing

	Lima	Ensenada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN99.54	$24.56 MX$506.61	-7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,156.90	$494.24 MX$10,196.84	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,362.93	$434.35 MX$8,961.26	+19.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN164.91	$46.41 MX$957.57	+5.5%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 40.8% less for childcare

	Lima	Ensenada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN800.73	$182.43 MX$3,763.73	-14.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN29,298.06	$2,591.21 MX$53,460.30	-66.9%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Ensenada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.95	$2.98 MX$61.45	+40.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.82	$2.65 MX$54.74	+1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.86	$3.65 MX$75.27	-31.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN114.35	$74.46 MX$1,536.22	+144.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN29.79	$3.97 MX$81.93	-50.1%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 16.5% less for clothing

	Lima	Ensenada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN160.36	$34.69 MX$715.76	-18.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN131.09	$38.06 MX$785.18	+8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN319.30	$73.36 MX$1,513.46	-13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN353.56	$54.60 MX$1,126.56	-42.1%
Average			-16.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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