Cost of living comparison
Lima is 37.5% more expensive than Santa Cruz.
- Restaurants
-
pay 16.4% more in Lima
- Groceries
-
pay 37.0% more in Lima
- Transportation
-
pay 68.4% more in Lima
- Housing
-
pay 26.4% more in Lima
- Childcare
-
pay 42.9% more in Lima
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.2% more in Lima
- Clothing
-
pay 27.9% more in Lima
The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, clothing, and housing in Lima are more expensive than in Santa Cruz.
If you lived in Lima instead of Santa Cruz, you would:
pay 16.4% more for restaurants
|
Santa Cruz
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.23
BOB22.26
|
$5.23
PEN18.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
BOB49.48
|
$6.10
PEN22.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BOB4.15
|
$0.83
PEN2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BOB4.32
|
$0.51
PEN1.84
|
|
pay 37.0% more for groceries
|
Santa Cruz
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
BOB9.79
|
$2.42
PEN8.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.95
BOB13.44
|
$4.22
PEN15.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
BOB26.50
|
$4.95
PEN17.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
BOB11.11
|
$2.70
PEN9.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
BOB9.85
|
$2.25
PEN8.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
BOB5.98
|
$0.87
PEN3.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
BOB2.92
|
$0.50
PEN1.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.15
|
$0.48
PEN1.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BOB2.87
|
$0.52
PEN1.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
BOB2.69
|
$0.53
PEN1.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BOB3.14
|
$0.48
PEN1.72
|
|
pay 68.4% more for transportation
|
Santa Cruz
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.05
BOB14.10
|
$5.39
PEN19.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.17
BOB145.95
|
$23.85
PEN86.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,072.80
BOB103,898.75
|
$23,163.52
PEN83,750.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.00
BOB96.48
|
$20.14
PEN72.83
|
|
pay 26.4% more for housing
|
Santa Cruz
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.27
BOB222.48
|
$26.56
PEN96.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.33
BOB3,379.91
|
$575.58
PEN2,081.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.31
BOB1,608.27
|
$363.71
PEN1,315.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.35
BOB202.29
|
$44.01
PEN159.11
|
|
pay 42.9% more for childcare
|
Santa Cruz
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.20
BOB1,504.06
|
$213.68
PEN772.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,162.96
BOB28,695.85
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,268.25
|
|
pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santa Cruz
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
BOB9.90
|
$2.12
PEN7.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.53
BOB17.45
|
$2.62
PEN9.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.15
BOB14.84
|
$5.30
PEN19.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.91
BOB206.15
|
$30.52
PEN110.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
BOB47.00
|
$7.95
PEN28.75
|
|
pay 27.9% more for clothing
|
Santa Cruz
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.19
BOB277.06
|
$42.79
PEN154.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
BOB235.01
|
$34.98
PEN126.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.22
BOB511.58
|
$85.21
PEN308.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.24
BOB346.33
|
$94.35
PEN341.14
|
|
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