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Alexandria vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Alexandria is 10.8% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 90.1% more in Alexandria
Groceries: pay 27.2% less in Alexandria
Transportation: pay 18.4% less in Alexandria
Housing: pay 13.2% less in Alexandria
Childcare: pay 54.6% more in Alexandria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.2% less in Alexandria
Clothing: pay 1.4% less in Alexandria

The cost of restaurants and childcare in Alexandria are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including groceries, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Alexandria. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Alexandria.

Alexandria vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.1% more for restaurants

	Lima	Alexandria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.79	$9.20 RON40.72	+114.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.65	$7.47 RON33.09	+4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.47	$1.95 RON8.65	+94.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.25	$1.61 RON7.13	+146.6%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 27.2% less for groceries

	Lima	Alexandria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN9.20	$1.26 RON5.60	-52.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.59	$2.64 RON11.71	-41.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.87	$5.03 RON22.27	-12.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN10.23	$1.38 RON6.11	-53.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN9.09	$2.09 RON9.24	-20.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.50	$0.42 RON1.85	-58.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.75	$0.71 RON3.16	+40.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.99	$0.52 RON2.31	-9.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.94	$0.52 RON2.31	-7.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.59	$0.21 RON0.92	-54.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.50	$0.31 RON1.39	-27.9%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 18.4% less for transportation

	Lima	Alexandria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.94	$6.09 RON26.98	+17.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN78.87	$23.00 RON101.81	+0.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN69,007.21	$17,822.24 RON78,899.05	-10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN74.92	$4.14 RON18.32	-80.9%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 13.2% less for housing

	Lima	Alexandria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN86.25	$6.90 RON30.54	-72.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,283.19	$344.95 RON1,527.08	-47.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,291.85	$229.96 RON1,018.05	-38.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN150.27	$89.69 RON397.04	+106.0%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 54.6% more for childcare

	Lima	Alexandria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN663.53	$430.45 RON1,905.61	+123.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN28,358.68	$7,005.52 RON31,013.44	-14.7%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Alexandria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.89	$2.30 RON10.18	+0.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN9.02	$1.84 RON8.14	-29.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.72	$5.52 RON24.43	-3.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN107.45	$37.94 RON167.98	+21.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.65	$4.60 RON20.36	-35.6%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 1.4% less for clothing

	Lima	Alexandria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN176.30	$68.18 RON301.85	+33.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN123.36	$34.49 RON152.71	-3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN289.94	$68.99 RON305.42	-17.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN288.94	$68.99 RON305.42	-17.6%
Average			-1.4%

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