Cost of living comparison

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Xalapa vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Xalapa is 16.1% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 16.0% more in Xalapa
Groceries: pay 16.8% more in Xalapa
Transportation: pay 47.3% less in Xalapa
Housing: pay 41.3% less in Xalapa
Childcare: pay 21.2% less in Xalapa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.1% less in Xalapa
Clothing: pay 10.6% less in Xalapa

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

Xalapa vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.0% more for restaurants

	Lima	Xalapa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.58	$5.98 MX$123.44	+14.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.84	$5.46 MX$112.66	-10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.10	$0.90 MX$18.48	+8.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.91	$0.77 MX$15.94	+51.9%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 16.8% more for groceries

	Lima	Xalapa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN9.08	$2.19 MX$45.18	-9.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.82	$3.53 MX$72.75	-16.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.56	$4.77 MX$98.49	-3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN10.14	$2.18 MX$45.03	-19.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.42	$3.08 MX$63.52	+37.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.28	$1.22 MX$25.20	+39.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.89	$0.67 MX$13.81	+32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.80	$0.74 MX$15.18	+53.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.96	$0.58 MX$11.98	+11.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN2.00	$0.85 MX$17.56	+59.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.79	$0.48 MX$9.95	+1.3%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 47.3% less for transportation

	Lima	Xalapa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN20.18	$4.64 MX$95.67	-13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN89.38	$7.51 MX$154.97	-68.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN86,801.71	$17,559.48 MX$362,276.75	-24.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN75.48	$3.47 MX$71.69	-82.7%
Average			-47.3%

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pay 41.3% less for housing

	Lima	Xalapa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN99.54	$24.38 MX$502.98	-8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,156.90	$185.39 MX$3,824.86	-67.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,362.93	$152.70 MX$3,150.33	-58.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN164.91	$30.31 MX$625.36	-31.1%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 21.2% less for childcare

	Lima	Xalapa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN800.73	$106.73 MX$2,201.91	-50.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN29,298.06	$8,426.99 MX$173,860.58	+7.8%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Xalapa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.95	$1.62 MX$33.42	-23.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.82	$2.31 MX$47.62	-11.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.86	$3.92 MX$80.91	-26.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN114.35	$22.41 MX$462.37	-26.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN29.79	$4.96 MX$102.41	-37.6%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 10.6% less for clothing

	Lima	Xalapa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN160.36	$40.46 MX$834.77	-5.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN131.09	$41.06 MX$847.11	+17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN319.30	$76.38 MX$1,575.77	-10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN353.56	$53.07 MX$1,094.83	-43.8%
Average			-10.6%

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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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