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Lima vs. Tuxtla Gutierrez Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 63.8% more expensive than Tuxtla Gutierrez.

Restaurants: pay 12.2% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 1.8% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 0.8% less in Lima
Housing: pay 57.6% more in Lima
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Lima

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

Lima vs. Tuxtla Gutierrez Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Tuxtla Gutierrez, you would:

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pay 12.2% less for restaurants

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 MX$102.41	$5.23 PEN19.58	+5.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 MX$122.90	$6.10 PEN22.84	+2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 MX$21.25	$0.83 PEN3.10	-19.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MX$16.64	$0.51 PEN1.91	-36.9%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 1.8% more for groceries

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 MX$51.21	$2.42 PEN9.08	-2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.23 MX$66.57	$4.22 PEN15.82	+30.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MX$93.04	$4.95 PEN18.56	+9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 MX$49.16	$2.70 PEN10.14	+13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 MX$51.10	$2.25 PEN8.42	-9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$18.58	$0.87 PEN3.28	-2.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 MX$8.48	$0.50 PEN1.89	+22.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 MX$6.97	$0.48 PEN1.80	+42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 MX$13.94	$0.52 PEN1.96	-22.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 MX$13.01	$0.53 PEN2.00	-15.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$18.58	$0.48 PEN1.79	-47.1%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 0.8% less for transportation

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 MX$89.77	$5.39 PEN20.18	+23.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.30 MX$563.28	$23.85 PEN89.38	-12.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$23,163.52 PEN86,801.71
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.33 MX$481.35	$20.14 PEN75.48	-13.7%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 57.6% more for housing

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 MX$511.05	$26.56 PEN99.54	+7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$297.84 MX$6,144.86	$575.58 PEN2,156.90	+93.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.97 MX$4,352.61	$363.71 PEN1,362.93	+72.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$44.01 PEN164.91
Average			+57.6%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$213.68 PEN800.73
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,089.85 MX$43,116.45	$7,818.35 PEN29,298.06	+274.1%
Average			+274.1%

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pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 MX$40.97	$2.12 PEN7.95	+6.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 MX$53.77	$2.62 PEN9.82	+0.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.72 MX$76.81	$5.30 PEN19.86	+42.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.92 MX$947.33	$30.52 PEN114.35	-33.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.19 MX$86.54	$7.95 PEN29.79	+89.6%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$42.79 PEN160.36
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$34.98 PEN131.09
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$49.64 MX$1,024.14	$85.21 PEN319.30	+71.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.71 MX$819.31	$94.35 PEN353.56	+137.6%
Average			+104.6%

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