Cost of living comparison

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

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Yaren
Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $4.03
PEN15.17
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $6.18
PEN23.26
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.86
PEN3.25

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Yaren
Lima
Bread
1 loaf
?? $2.33
PEN8.78
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $3.60
PEN13.55
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $4.93
PEN18.56

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Yaren
Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.61
PEN21.12
Monthly public transit pass ?? $20.86
PEN78.48
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $21,497.63
PEN80,894.24

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Yaren
Lima
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $29.05
PEN109.31
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $557.54
PEN2,097.97
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $362.83
PEN1,365.29

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Yaren
Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $250.81
PEN943.77
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $7,392.79
PEN27,818.63

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Yaren
Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.15
PEN8.09
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $2.66
PEN10.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $5.37
PEN20.22

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Yaren
Lima
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $43.97
PEN165.45
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $31.91
PEN120.07
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $81.88
PEN308.12

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