Cost of living comparison

Lima, Peru

compared to

Thunder Bay, Canada

Thunder Bay vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Thunder Bay is 2.1 times more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Thunder Bay
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Thunder Bay
Transportation: pay 36.2% more in Thunder Bay
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Thunder Bay
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Thunder Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.4% more in Thunder Bay
Clothing: pay 2.4% less in Thunder Bay

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

Thunder Bay vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thunder Bay instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Thunder Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.12	$15.22 CA$21.91	+191.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.31	$10.78 CA$15.51	+76.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.03	$1.97 CA$2.84	+138.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.86	$1.46 CA$2.10	+186.6%
Average			+148.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Lima	Thunder Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN8.87	$2.42 CA$3.49	+0.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.45	$8.49 CA$12.21	+101.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.12	$9.16 CA$13.18	+84.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN9.90	$3.55 CA$5.11	+31.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.22	$7.34 CA$10.56	+226.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.20	$1.53 CA$2.20	+74.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.84	$0.57 CA$0.83	+13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.76	$1.78 CA$2.56	+270.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.91	$1.63 CA$2.35	+212.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN1.95	$1.17 CA$1.69	+119.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.74	$0.97 CA$1.39	+103.4%
Average			+112.6%

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pay 36.2% more for transportation

	Lima	Thunder Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN19.71	$4.22 CA$6.08	-21.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN87.29	$62.51 CA$89.95	+162.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN84,771.36	$24,412.64 CA$35,128.57	+5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN73.71	$19.90 CA$28.64	-1.2%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Lima	Thunder Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN97.21	$96.64 CA$139.05	+263.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,106.44	$951.99 CA$1,369.87	+65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,331.05	$886.13 CA$1,275.10	+143.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN161.05	$173.99 CA$250.36	+295.4%
Average			+192.1%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Lima	Thunder Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN782.00	$718.48 CA$1,033.86	+236.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN28,612.76	??
Average			+236.2%

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pay 65.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Thunder Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.76	$5.21 CA$7.50	+145.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.59	$3.79 CA$5.45	+44.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.40	$10.78 CA$15.51	+103.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN111.68	$29.81 CA$42.89	-2.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN29.10	$10.78 CA$15.51	+35.5%
Average			+65.4%

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pay 2.4% less for clothing

	Lima	Thunder Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN156.61	$44.45 CA$63.97	+3.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN128.02	$35.50 CA$51.08	+1.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN311.83	$57.48 CA$82.71	-32.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN345.29	$110.97 CA$159.68	+17.6%
Average			-2.4%

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