Cost of living comparison

Lima, Peru

compared to

Pretoria, South Africa

Pretoria vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 9.7% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 30.3% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 5.6% more in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 23.4% more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 29.8% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 18.6% less in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Pretoria

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

Pretoria vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.3% more for restaurants

	Lima	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.26	$8.52 ZAR153.71	+63.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.46	$4.68 ZAR84.49	-23.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.05	$1.01 ZAR18.19	+21.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.88	$0.81 ZAR14.65	+59.6%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 5.6% more for groceries

	Lima	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN8.93	$1.07 ZAR19.38	-55.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.56	$3.70 ZAR66.69	-12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.25	$4.91 ZAR88.64	-0.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN9.97	$2.35 ZAR42.34	-13.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.28	$2.08 ZAR37.46	-7.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.22	$0.69 ZAR12.46	-21.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.86	$0.68 ZAR12.35	+35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.77	$0.73 ZAR13.09	+50.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.93	$0.75 ZAR13.59	+44.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN1.97	$0.64 ZAR11.54	+19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.76	$0.58 ZAR10.52	+22.4%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 23.4% more for transportation

	Lima	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN19.85	$5.05 ZAR91.19	-6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN87.90	$65.32 ZAR1,178.46	+173.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN85,362.33	$19,084.78 ZAR344,316.00	-17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN74.23	$8.78 ZAR158.32	-56.4%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 29.8% more for housing

	Lima	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN97.89	$39.13 ZAR705.99	+47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,121.13	$416.34 ZAR7,511.42	-27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,340.33	$379.25 ZAR6,842.18	+4.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN162.18	$86.03 ZAR1,552.10	+95.5%
Average			+29.8%

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pay 18.6% less for childcare

	Lima	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN787.45	$216.65 ZAR3,908.69	+1.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN28,812.23	$4,800.41 ZAR86,606.01	-38.6%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.81	$2.39 ZAR43.04	+12.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.65	$2.00 ZAR36.01	-23.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.53	$2.95 ZAR53.29	-44.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN112.45	$34.21 ZAR617.20	+12.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN29.30	$7.81 ZAR140.90	-1.8%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	Lima	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN157.70	$49.09 ZAR885.59	+14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN128.92	$34.65 ZAR625.10	-1.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN314.00	$92.30 ZAR1,665.22	+8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN347.70	$98.31 ZAR1,773.61	+4.2%
Average			+6.5%

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