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Lima vs. Ciudad Del Este Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 85.2% more expensive than Ciudad Del Este.

Restaurants: pay 35.9% more in Lima
Groceries: pay 53.9% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 88.9% more in Lima
Housing: pay 60.4% more in Lima
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Lima
Clothing: pay 11.5% more in Lima

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

Lima vs. Ciudad Del Este Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Ciudad Del Este, you would:

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pay 35.9% more for restaurants

	Ciudad Del Este	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.80 PYG18,235	$4.28 PEN14.68	+52.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.69 PYG30,543	$7.14 PEN24.46	+52.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PYG5,790	$1.01 PEN3.44	+13.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 PYG3,382	$0.65 PEN2.24	+25.6%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 53.9% more for groceries

	Ciudad Del Este	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 PYG7,151	$2.67 PEN9.13	+142.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.46 PYG22,490	$4.52 PEN15.48	+30.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.18 PYG20,708	$5.76 PEN19.72	+80.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.79 PYG11,670	$2.96 PEN10.15	+65.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 PYG9,078	$2.63 PEN9.02	+88.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 PYG4,963	$1.02 PEN3.48	+33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 PYG2,543	$0.51 PEN1.74	+29.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 PYG2,895	$0.58 PEN1.97	+29.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 PYG3,205	$0.56 PEN1.93	+14.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 PYG1,964	$0.46 PEN1.58	+52.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 PYG2,264	$0.43 PEN1.49	+24.7%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 88.9% more for transportation

	Ciudad Del Este	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG23,485	$5.20 PEN17.80	+44.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.85 PEN78.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG100M	$19,990.85 PEN68,491.17	+29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG48,231	$21.70 PEN74.36	+192.9%
Average			+88.9%

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pay 60.4% more for housing

	Ciudad Del Este	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.94 PYG97,253	$24.99 PEN85.61	+67.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.25 PYG2M	$661.42 PEN2,266.12	+88.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$252.18 PYG2M	$374.24 PEN1,282.18	+48.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.70 PYG206K	$43.53 PEN149.14	+37.3%
Average			+60.4%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Ciudad Del Este	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$163.92 PYG1M	$192.22 PEN658.57	+17.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,541.11 PYG10M	$8,215.29 PEN28,146.61	+433.1%
Average			+225.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ciudad Del Este	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 PYG9,117	$2.28 PEN7.83	+63.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.87 PYG12,157	$2.61 PEN8.96	+39.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.12 PYG7,294	$5.71 PEN19.57	+409.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.35 PYG152K	$31.13 PEN106.65	+33.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.55 PYG29,632	$7.14 PEN24.46	+56.8%
Average			+120.5%

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pay 11.5% more for clothing

	Ciudad Del Este	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG359K	$51.07 PEN174.98	-7.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG246K	$35.74 PEN122.44	-5.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG508K	$83.99 PEN287.77	+7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG360K	$83.70 PEN286.78	+51.3%
Average			+11.5%

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