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Lima vs. Kempton Park Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 12.7% more expensive than Kempton Park.

Restaurants: pay 8.8% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 10.0% more in Lima
Transportation: pay 6.1% more in Lima
Housing: pay 11.0% more in Lima
Childcare: pay 52.0% more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.0% more in Lima
Clothing: pay 1.4% more in Lima

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Lima are more expensive than in Kempton Park.

Lima vs. Kempton Park Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lima instead of Kempton Park, you would:

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pay 8.8% less for restaurants

	Kempton Park	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.60 ZAR145.19	$4.28 PEN14.40	-50.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.02 ZAR84.70	$7.14 PEN24.00	+42.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 ZAR17.92	$1.01 PEN3.38	-5.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ZAR14.10	$0.65 PEN2.19	-21.9%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 10.0% more for groceries

	Kempton Park	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR17.83	$2.67 PEN8.96	+152.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 ZAR67.87	$4.52 PEN15.19	+12.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 ZAR79.91	$5.76 PEN19.35	+21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 ZAR40.03	$2.96 PEN9.96	+24.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 ZAR37.32	$2.63 PEN8.85	+19.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 ZAR13.23	$1.02 PEN3.41	+29.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 ZAR12.08	$0.51 PEN1.71	-29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.60	$0.58 PEN1.94	-22.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 ZAR13.47	$0.56 PEN1.89	-29.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ZAR11.11	$0.46 PEN1.55	-29.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR11.87	$0.43 PEN1.46	-38.3%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 6.1% more for transportation

	Kempton Park	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.97 ZAR83.93	$5.20 PEN17.47	+4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.36 ZAR967.96	$22.85 PEN76.80	-60.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,943.68 ZAR387,185.15	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	-12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.24 ZAR189.72	$21.70 PEN72.96	+93.1%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 11.0% more for housing

	Kempton Park	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.63 ZAR702.57	$24.99 PEN83.99	-40.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$286.80 ZAR4,839.81	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	+130.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$344.16 ZAR5,807.78	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	+8.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.18 ZAR1,640.02	$43.53 PEN146.33	-55.2%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 52.0% more for childcare

	Kempton Park	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$218.24 ZAR3,682.87	$192.22 PEN646.14	-11.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,805.78 ZAR64,224.34	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	+115.9%
Average			+52.0%

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pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kempton Park	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 ZAR38.72	$2.28 PEN7.68	-0.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 ZAR37.84	$2.61 PEN8.79	+16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.01 ZAR50.82	$5.71 PEN19.20	+89.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.85 ZAR604.98	$31.13 PEN104.64	-13.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.74 ZAR130.67	$7.14 PEN24.00	-7.8%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 1.4% more for clothing

	Kempton Park	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.27 ZAR848.32	$51.07 PEN171.67	+1.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.98 ZAR556.48	$35.74 PEN120.13	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.67 ZAR1,496.31	$83.99 PEN282.34	-5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.91 ZAR1,399.08	$83.70 PEN281.36	+1.0%
Average			+1.4%

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