Cost of living comparison

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San Miguel de Allende is 11.8% more expensive than Lima.

If you lived in San Miguel de Allende instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 45.5% more for restaurants

 
Lima
San Miguel de Allende
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.23
PEN19.38
$9.93
MX$199.37
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.10
PEN22.61
$6.70
MX$134.57
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
PEN3.07
$1.08
MX$21.68

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pay 33.9% more for groceries

 
Lima
San Miguel de Allende
Bread
1 loaf
$2.42
PEN8.99
$2.45
MX$49.24
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.22
PEN15.66
$4.31
MX$86.56
Milk (1 gallon) $4.95
PEN18.37
$5.41
MX$108.71

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pay 50.0% less for transportation

 
Lima
San Miguel de Allende
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.39
PEN19.97
$4.51
MX$90.50
Monthly public transit pass $23.85
PEN88.47
$5.96
MX$119.62
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,163.52
PEN85,909.36
$17,125.82
MX$343,908.66

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pay 31.8% more for housing

 
Lima
San Miguel de Allende
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.56
PEN98.52
$24.38
MX$489.57
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $575.58
PEN2,134.72
$992.80
MX$19,936.73
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $363.71
PEN1,348.92
$704.89
MX$14,155.08

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pay 2.1% more for childcare

 
Lima
San Miguel de Allende
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $213.68
PEN792.50
$322.66
MX$6,479.44
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,818.35
PEN28,996.87
$4,169.76
MX$83,734.28

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pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lima
San Miguel de Allende
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.12
PEN7.86
$2.48
MX$49.84
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.62
PEN9.71
$3.01
MX$60.37
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.30
PEN19.66
$3.92
MX$78.75

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pay 13.6% more for clothing

 
Lima
San Miguel de Allende
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.79
PEN158.71
$56.36
MX$1,131.76
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.98
PEN129.74
$41.06
MX$824.52
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.21
PEN316.02
$91.99
MX$1,847.33

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