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Arima vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Arima is 19.5% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 30.1% more in Arima
Groceries: pay 75.4% more in Arima
Transportation: pay 21.0% less in Arima
Housing: pay 40.6% more in Arima
Childcare: pay 10.3% less in Arima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% less in Arima
Clothing: pay 21.5% more in Arima

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

Arima vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.1% more for restaurants

	Lima	Arima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$8.84 TTD59.87	+106.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$7.73 TTD52.39	+8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$0.93 TTD6.32	-7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.74 TTD4.99	+12.8%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 75.4% more for groceries

	Lima	Arima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$2.30 TTD15.59	-13.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$3.02 TTD20.48	-33.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$9.11 TTD61.69	+58.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$4.23 TTD28.69	+42.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$2.64 TTD17.90	+0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$2.80 TTD18.95	+175.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.91 TTD6.17	+79.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$2.05 TTD13.89	+255.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.88 TTD12.75	+234.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.59 TTD3.99	+27.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.44 TTD2.99	+1.8%
Average			+75.4%

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pay 21.0% less for transportation

	Lima	Arima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$3.66 TTD24.77	-29.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	$27,245.70 TTD184,599.43	+36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$6.63 TTD44.90	-69.5%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 40.6% more for housing

	Lima	Arima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$61.53 TTD416.87	+146.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	$515.46 TTD3,492.42	-22.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	$368.19 TTD2,494.59	-1.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.33	$61.00 TTD413.32	+40.1%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 10.3% less for childcare

	Lima	Arima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.14	$176.73 TTD1,197.40	-8.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	$7,182.06 TTD48,661.08	-12.6%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Arima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$1.77 TTD11.97	-22.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$2.36 TTD15.97	-9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$4.20 TTD28.44	-26.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.64	$51.55 TTD349.24	+65.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$6.63 TTD44.90	-7.2%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 21.5% more for clothing

	Lima	Arima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$59.03 TTD399.97	+15.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.13	$38.29 TTD259.44	+7.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.34	$147.27 TTD997.83	+75.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.36	$73.64 TTD498.92	-12.0%
Average			+21.5%

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