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Lima vs. Manado Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 2.2 times more expensive than Manado.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Lima
Groceries: pay 12.9% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 4.4 times more in Lima
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Lima
Childcare: pay 47.4% more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.0% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 3.8% more in Lima

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

Lima vs. Manado Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Manado	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$0.96 IDR15,497.50	$5.23 PEN19.58	+446.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	$6.10 PEN22.84	+101.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 IDR5,165.83	$0.83 PEN3.10	+159.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,132.67	$0.51 PEN1.91	+99.5%
Average			+201.7%

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pay 12.9% more for groceries

	Manado	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 IDR17,219.44	$2.42 PEN9.08	+128.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 IDR58,115.62	$4.22 PEN15.82	+17.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 IDR78,219.23	$4.95 PEN18.56	+2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 IDR27,275.60	$2.70 PEN10.14	+60.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.45 IDR23,431.85	$2.25 PEN8.42	+55.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR18,745.48	$0.87 PEN3.28	-24.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 IDR12,496.99	$0.50 PEN1.89	-34.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 IDR12,184.56	$0.48 PEN1.80	-36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 IDR8,279.25	$0.52 PEN1.96	+2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 IDR6,795.24	$0.53 PEN2.00	+27.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 IDR18,042.52	$0.48 PEN1.79	-57.2%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 4.4 times more for transportation

	Manado	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.12 IDR50,555.04	$5.39 PEN20.18	+72.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.85 PEN89.38
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$23,163.52 PEN86,801.71
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.87 IDR46,492.49	$20.14 PEN75.48	+601.9%
Average			+337.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Manado	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.65 IDR123,979.98	$26.56 PEN99.54	+247.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.13 IDR5,510,221.30	$575.58 PEN2,156.90	+69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.28 IDR1,446,433.09	$363.71 PEN1,362.93	+307.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.61 IDR317,673.37	$44.01 PEN164.91	+124.4%
Average			+187.0%

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pay 47.4% more for childcare

	Manado	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.49 IDR2,324,624.61	$213.68 PEN800.73	+48.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,357.03 IDR86,785,985.52	$7,818.35 PEN29,298.06	+45.9%
Average			+47.4%

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pay 79.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Manado	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.83 IDR61,989.99	$2.12 PEN7.95	-44.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.75 IDR28,412.08	$2.62 PEN9.82	+49.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	$5.30 PEN19.86	+137.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.13 IDR309,949.95	$30.52 PEN114.35	+59.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.71 IDR43,909.58	$7.95 PEN29.79	+193.3%
Average			+79.0%

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pay 3.8% more for clothing

	Manado	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.77 IDR1,033,166.49	$42.79 PEN160.36	-32.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.51 IDR413,266.60	$34.98 PEN131.09	+37.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.26 IDR1,575,578.90	$85.21 PEN319.30	-12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.53 IDR1,239,799.79	$94.35 PEN353.56	+23.3%
Average			+3.8%

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