Cost of living comparison

Lima, Peru

compared to

Santa Cruz vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Santa Cruz is 19.9% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 6.2% less in Santa Cruz
Groceries: pay 21.6% less in Santa Cruz
Transportation: pay 34.6% less in Santa Cruz
Housing: pay 15.6% less in Santa Cruz
Childcare: pay 22.3% less in Santa Cruz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.2% less in Santa Cruz
Clothing: pay 17.1% less in Santa Cruz

Expenses including transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and housing are lower in Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Cruz instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 6.2% less for restaurants

	Lima	Santa Cruz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.02	$3.23 BOB22.32	-38.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.19	$7.18 BOB49.59	+17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.01	$0.60 BOB4.16	-27.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.85	$0.63 BOB4.33	+23.3%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 21.6% less for groceries

	Lima	Santa Cruz
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN8.82	$1.42 BOB9.81	-41.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.37	$1.95 BOB13.47	-53.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.03	$3.84 BOB26.56	-22.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN9.85	$1.61 BOB11.13	-40.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.18	$1.43 BOB9.87	-36.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.18	$0.87 BOB6.00	-0.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.83	$0.42 BOB2.92	-16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.75	$0.60 BOB4.16	+25.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.90	$0.42 BOB2.88	-20.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN1.94	$0.39 BOB2.70	-26.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.73	$0.46 BOB3.15	-4.3%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 34.6% less for transportation

	Lima	Santa Cruz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN19.60	$2.05 BOB14.13	-62.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN86.83	$21.17 BOB146.30	-11.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN84,317.77	$15,072.80 BOB104,143.35	-34.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN73.32	$14.00 BOB96.70	-30.5%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 15.6% less for housing

	Lima	Santa Cruz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN96.69	$32.27 BOB223.00	+21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,095.17	$490.33 BOB3,387.86	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,323.93	$233.31 BOB1,612.05	-35.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN160.19	$29.35 BOB202.76	-33.3%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 22.3% less for childcare

	Lima	Santa Cruz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN777.82	$218.20 BOB1,507.60	+2.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN28,459.66	$4,162.96 BOB28,763.40	-46.8%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Santa Cruz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.72	$1.44 BOB9.92	-32.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.53	$2.53 BOB17.49	-3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.29	$2.15 BOB14.88	-59.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN111.08	$29.91 BOB206.63	-2.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN28.94	$6.82 BOB47.11	-14.2%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 17.1% less for clothing

	Lima	Santa Cruz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN155.77	$40.19 BOB277.72	-6.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN127.34	$34.09 BOB235.56	-2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN310.16	$74.22 BOB512.78	-12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN343.45	$50.24 BOB347.14	-46.7%
Average			-17.1%

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