Cost of living comparison

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Villahermosa vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Villahermosa is 4.1% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants
pay 53.5% more in Villahermosa
Groceries
pay 13.8% more in Villahermosa
Transportation
pay 9.9% less in Villahermosa
Housing
pay 6.6% less in Villahermosa
Childcare
pay 9.5% more in Villahermosa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.6% less in Villahermosa
Clothing
pay 19.2% less in Villahermosa

The cost of restaurants, groceries, and childcare in Villahermosa are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Villahermosa.

Villahermosa vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

pay 53.5% more for restaurants

 
Lima
Villahermosa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.23
PEN19.58
$9.93
MX$204.83
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.10
PEN22.84
$12.41
MX$256.04
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
PEN3.10
$0.69
MX$14.34

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pay 13.8% more for groceries

 
Lima
Villahermosa
Bread
1 loaf
$2.42
PEN9.08
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.22
PEN15.82
$4.47
MX$92.17
Milk (1 gallon) $4.95
PEN18.56
$4.32
MX$89.17

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pay 9.9% less for transportation

 
Lima
Villahermosa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.39
PEN20.18
$4.52
MX$93.20
Monthly public transit pass $23.85
PEN89.38
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,163.52
PEN86,801.71
$22,338.02
MX$460,864.66

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pay 6.6% less for housing

 
Lima
Villahermosa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.56
PEN99.54
$28.11
MX$580.01
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $575.58
PEN2,156.90
$413.67
MX$8,534.53
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $363.71
PEN1,362.93
$332.59
MX$6,861.76

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pay 9.5% more for childcare

 
Lima
Villahermosa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $213.68
PEN800.73
$357.41
MX$7,373.83
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,818.35
PEN29,298.06
$4,050.63
MX$83,570.12

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pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Lima
Villahermosa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.12
PEN7.95
$1.74
MX$35.85
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.62
PEN9.82
$2.61
MX$53.77
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.30
PEN19.86
$3.57
MX$73.74

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pay 19.2% less for clothing

 
Lima
Villahermosa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.79
PEN160.36
$39.20
MX$808.73
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.98
PEN131.09
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.21
PEN319.30
$59.57
MX$1,228.97

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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: January 2025
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