Cost of living comparison

Lima, Peru

compared to

Queenstown, New Zealand

Queenstown vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Queenstown is 87.7% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Queenstown
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Queenstown
Transportation: pay 11.4% more in Queenstown
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Queenstown
Childcare: pay 25.6% more in Queenstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Queenstown
Clothing: pay 21.6% more in Queenstown

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and clothing in Queenstown are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Queenstown.

Queenstown vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Queenstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN18.86	$10.75 NZ$17.86	+105.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.00	$8.96 NZ$14.89	+47.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN2.99	$2.19 NZ$3.64	+164.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.84	$2.45 NZ$4.07	+381.2%
Average			+174.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Lima	Queenstown
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN8.75	$1.98 NZ$3.29	-18.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.24	$3.98 NZ$6.62	-5.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN17.88	$7.88 NZ$13.10	+59.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN9.76	$5.30 NZ$8.80	+95.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.11	$4.56 NZ$7.58	+102.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.16	$1.35 NZ$2.25	+54.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.82	$1.34 NZ$2.23	+165.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.74	$1.46 NZ$2.43	+204.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.89	$2.67 NZ$4.43	+410.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN1.93	$0.88 NZ$1.46	+64.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.72	$0.89 NZ$1.48	+87.4%
Average			+111.0%

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pay 11.4% more for transportation

	Lima	Queenstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN19.44	$6.23 NZ$10.35	+15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN86.10	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN83,608.71	$29,200.81 NZ$48,521.32	+26.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN72.70	$18.62 NZ$30.94	-7.6%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Lima	Queenstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN95.88	$52.44 NZ$87.13	+97.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,077.55	$1,400.69 NZ$2,327.45	+143.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,312.80	$1,269.08 NZ$2,108.76	+248.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN158.84	$69.74 NZ$115.88	+58.5%
Average			+137.1%

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pay 25.6% more for childcare

	Lima	Queenstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN771.28	$373.26 NZ$620.22	+74.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN28,220.33	$5,972.15 NZ$9,923.57	-23.6%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Queenstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.65	$5.97 NZ$9.92	+181.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.45	$3.40 NZ$5.64	+29.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.13	$23.89 NZ$39.69	+350.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN110.14	$57.03 NZ$94.77	+86.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN28.70	$8.96 NZ$14.89	+12.7%
Average			+132.3%

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pay 21.6% more for clothing

	Lima	Queenstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN154.46	$65.69 NZ$109.16	+53.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN126.27	$34.84 NZ$57.89	-0.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN307.55	$89.58 NZ$148.85	+5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN340.56	$120.94 NZ$200.95	+28.2%
Average			+21.6%

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