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Banja Luka vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Banja Luka is 21.6% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 79.0% more in Banja Luka
Groceries: pay 21.4% more in Banja Luka
Transportation: pay 15.7% more in Banja Luka
Housing: pay 33.2% more in Banja Luka
Childcare: pay 10.4% less in Banja Luka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.2% less in Banja Luka
Clothing: pay 35.7% more in Banja Luka

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

Banja Luka vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Banja Luka instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 79.0% more for restaurants

	Lima	Banja Luka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.86	$9.01 BAM15.26	+110.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.77	$9.01 BAM15.26	+26.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.49	$1.97 BAM3.33	+95.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.26	$1.20 BAM2.03	+83.9%
Average			+79.0%

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pay 21.4% more for groceries

	Lima	Banja Luka
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN9.25	$1.30 BAM2.20	-51.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.67	$4.93 BAM8.36	+9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.97	$5.36 BAM9.07	-7.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN10.28	$2.81 BAM4.76	-5.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN9.14	$4.18 BAM7.07	+58.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.52	$0.71 BAM1.21	-29.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.76	$0.80 BAM1.36	+57.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN2.00	$0.95 BAM1.61	+65.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.95	$0.97 BAM1.65	+72.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.60	$0.55 BAM0.94	+20.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.51	$0.63 BAM1.06	+44.9%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 15.7% more for transportation

	Lima	Banja Luka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN18.03	$5.72 BAM9.69	+10.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN79.27	$35.12 BAM59.49	+53.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN69,359.67	$29,117.48 BAM49,324.81	+45.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN75.30	$11.59 BAM19.63	-46.6%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 33.2% more for housing

	Lima	Banja Luka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN86.69	$25.02 BAM42.38	+0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,294.86	$465.28 BAM788.18	-29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,298.44	$336.20 BAM569.52	-10.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN151.03	$118.69 BAM201.06	+172.7%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 10.4% less for childcare

	Lima	Banja Luka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN666.92	$256.44 BAM434.41	+33.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN28,503.52	$3,752.25 BAM6,356.29	-54.3%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Banja Luka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.93	$1.95 BAM3.31	-14.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN9.07	$1.67 BAM2.83	-36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.82	$3.81 BAM6.46	-33.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN108.00	$34.02 BAM57.63	+9.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.77	$4.20 BAM7.12	-41.1%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 35.7% more for clothing

	Lima	Banja Luka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN177.20	$78.55 BAM133.06	+53.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN123.99	$39.02 BAM66.11	+9.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN291.42	$99.49 BAM168.53	+18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN290.41	$135.08 BAM228.83	+61.4%
Average			+35.7%

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