Cost of living comparison

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Akita vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Akita is 35.6% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants
pay 15.8% more in Akita
Groceries
pay 9.6% less in Akita
Transportation
pay 35.2% more in Akita
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Akita
Childcare
pay 21.7% more in Akita
Entertainment and Sports
pay 28.2% more in Akita
Clothing
pay 33.0% more in Akita

The cost of housing, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants in Akita are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Akita.

Akita vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

pay 15.8% more for restaurants

 
Lima
Akita
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.28
PEN14.48
$6.68
¥1,078
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.14
PEN24.14
$5.18
¥835
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.01
PEN3.40
$1.02
¥164

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pay 9.6% less for groceries

 
Lima
Akita
Bread
1 loaf
$2.67
PEN9.01
$2.00
¥323
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.52
PEN15.28
??
Milk (1 gallon) $5.76
PEN19.47
$7.18
¥1,159

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pay 35.2% more for transportation

 
Lima
Akita
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.20
PEN17.57
$5.41
¥873
Monthly public transit pass $22.85
PEN77.25
$30.74
¥4,958
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,990.85
PEN67,593.38
$33,412.07
¥5M

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Lima
Akita
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$24.99
PEN84.48
$53.46
¥8,623
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $661.42
PEN2,236.42
$601.42
¥97,012
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $374.24
PEN1,265.38
$467.77
¥75,453

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pay 21.7% more for childcare

 
Lima
Akita
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $192.22
PEN649.94
$233.88
¥37,727
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,215.29
PEN27,777.66
??

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pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lima
Akita
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.28
PEN7.72
$2.00
¥323
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.61
PEN8.84
$3.68
¥593
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.71
PEN19.31
$3.07
¥496

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pay 33.0% more for clothing

 
Lima
Akita
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$51.07
PEN172.68
$44.22
¥7,133
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.74
PEN120.83
$48.96
¥7,898
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.99
PEN284.00
$91.33
¥14,732

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026
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