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Alcala de Henares vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Alcala de Henares is 54.4% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Alcala de Henares
Groceries: pay 63.8% more in Alcala de Henares
Transportation: pay 33.2% more in Alcala de Henares
Housing: pay 90.5% more in Alcala de Henares
Childcare: pay 27.2% less in Alcala de Henares
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% more in Alcala de Henares
Clothing: pay 13.6% more in Alcala de Henares

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Alcala de Henares are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Alcala de Henares.

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Alcala de Henares vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alcala de Henares instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Alcala de Henares
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.06	$16.80 €14.92	+285.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN24.00	$11.20 €9.95	+61.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.77	$3.27 €2.90	+199.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.19	$1.90 €1.69	+200.7%
Average			+186.9%

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pay 63.8% more for groceries

	Lima	Alcala de Henares
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.90	$1.57 €1.39	-39.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.68	$11.20 €9.95	+147.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN21.05	$4.62 €4.10	-24.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.06	$2.96 €2.63	+1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.28	$4.23 €3.75	+57.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.15	$1.26 €1.12	+38.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.65	$1.07 €0.95	+123.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$1.01 €0.90	+60.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.34	$1.16 €1.03	+71.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.45	$0.95 €0.84	+125.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$0.97 €0.86	+141.0%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 33.2% more for transportation

	Lima	Alcala de Henares
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.08	$6.72 €5.97	+5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.67	$45.91 €40.78	+73.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN76,036.82	$35,271.67 €31,333.09	+60.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.78	$18.98 €16.86	-5.9%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 90.5% more for housing

	Lima	Alcala de Henares
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN95.26	$30.68 €27.25	+11.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,539.86	$979.77 €870.36	+33.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,166.02	$867.80 €770.89	+157.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN191.64	$144.11 €128.01	+160.0%
Average			+90.5%

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pay 27.2% less for childcare

	Lima	Alcala de Henares
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN619.14	$179.16 €159.15	+0.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,281.45	$5,956.99 €5,291.81	-54.5%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Alcala de Henares
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.04	$3.92 €3.48	+50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.20	$2.69 €2.39	-17.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.93	$6.16 €5.47	+6.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN112.34	$41.06 €36.47	+26.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.10	$9.74 €8.65	+34.2%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 13.6% more for clothing

	Lima	Alcala de Henares
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN182.56	$72.78 €64.66	+37.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.65	$36.11 €32.08	+3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN289.48	$77.26 €68.63	-7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN272.91	$95.18 €84.55	+20.6%
Average			+13.6%

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