Cost of living comparison

 Lima, Peru
compared to
Santa Maria vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Santa Maria is 2.8 times more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants
pay 3.4 times more in Santa Maria
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Santa Maria
Transportation
pay 0.9% more in Santa Maria
Housing
pay 3.8 times more in Santa Maria
Childcare
pay 6.0 times more in Santa Maria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.0 times more in Santa Maria
Clothing
pay 5.1% more in Santa Maria

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

Santa Maria vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

 
Lima
Santa Maria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.23
PEN19.12
$23.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.10
PEN22.31
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
PEN3.03
$2.50
 

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Lima
Santa Maria
Bread
1 loaf
$2.42
PEN8.87
$3.47
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.22
PEN15.45
$6.22
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.95
PEN18.12
$4.56
 

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pay 0.9% more for transportation

 
Lima
Santa Maria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.39
PEN19.71
$4.80
 
Monthly public transit pass $23.85
PEN87.29
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,163.52
PEN84,771.36
$30,499.50
 

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

 
Lima
Santa Maria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.56
PEN97.21
$72.71
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $575.58
PEN2,106.44
$2,241.33
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $363.71
PEN1,331.05
$2,050.00
 

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pay 6.0 times more for childcare

 
Lima
Santa Maria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $213.68
PEN782.00
$1,778.57
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,818.35
PEN28,612.76
$28,750.00
 

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Lima
Santa Maria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.12
PEN7.76
$6.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.62
PEN9.59
$4.83
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.30
PEN19.40
$12.00
 

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pay 5.1% more for clothing

 
Lima
Santa Maria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.79
PEN156.61
$58.46
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.98
PEN128.02
$39.99
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.21
PEN311.83
$72.50
 

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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: March 2025
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