Cost of living comparison

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Tokyo is 64.8% more expensive than Lima.

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

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pay 22.9% more for restaurants

 
Lima
Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.23
PEN19.90
$6.51
¥1,005
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.10
PEN23.21
$5.21
¥804
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
PEN3.15
$1.12
¥172

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Lima
Tokyo
Bread
1 loaf
$2.42
PEN9.23
$1.63
¥252
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.22
PEN16.07
$7.01
¥1,082
Milk (1 gallon) $4.95
PEN18.86
$5.89
¥909

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pay 40.1% more for transportation

 
Lima
Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.39
PEN20.51
$4.42
¥682
Monthly public transit pass $23.85
PEN90.82
$58.62
¥9,047
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528

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pay 94.8% more for housing

 
Lima
Tokyo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.56
PEN101.14
$31.86
¥4,917
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $575.58
PEN2,191.63
$1,120.28
¥172,898
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $363.71
PEN1,384.88
$582.98
¥89,974

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Lima
Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $213.68
PEN813.63
$533.29
¥82,306
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932

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pay 46.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lima
Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.12
PEN8.07
$3.26
¥503
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.62
PEN9.97
$3.40
¥525
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.30
PEN20.18
$3.91
¥603

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pay 2.4% less for clothing

 
Lima
Tokyo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.79
PEN162.94
$52.60
¥8,118
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.98
PEN133.20
$36.87
¥5,690
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.21
PEN324.44
$63.41
¥9,787

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