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Belo Horizonte vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Belo Horizonte is 2.1% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 12.1% more in Belo Horizonte
Groceries: pay 7.5% less in Belo Horizonte
Transportation: pay 13.8% more in Belo Horizonte
Housing: pay 15.8% less in Belo Horizonte
Childcare: pay 37.2% more in Belo Horizonte
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% less in Belo Horizonte
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Belo Horizonte

The cost of childcare, transportation, and restaurants in Belo Horizonte are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Belo Horizonte.

Belo Horizonte vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belo Horizonte instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 12.1% more for restaurants

	Lima	Belo Horizonte
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$5.63 R$30.60	+31.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$7.50 R$40.80	+5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.06 R$5.77	+5.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.69 R$3.77	+6.3%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 7.5% less for groceries

	Lima	Belo Horizonte
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$1.61 R$8.74	-39.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$4.38 R$23.84	-3.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$3.60 R$19.59	-37.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$2.12 R$11.52	-28.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$1.72 R$9.34	-34.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$1.09 R$5.92	+7.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.61 R$3.32	+20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.55 R$3.01	-3.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.67 R$3.65	+19.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.54 R$2.95	+17.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.44 R$2.37	+0.4%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 13.8% more for transportation

	Lima	Belo Horizonte
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$4.33 R$23.55	-16.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$46.88 R$255.02	+105.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$23,442.04 R$127,510.64	+17.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$10.75 R$58.45	-50.5%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 15.8% less for housing

	Lima	Belo Horizonte
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$21.18 R$115.18	-15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$406.58 R$2,211.54	-38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$265.48 R$1,444.06	-29.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$52.16 R$283.70	+19.8%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 37.2% more for childcare

	Lima	Belo Horizonte
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$362.57 R$1,972.16	+88.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$7,051.37 R$38,355.20	-14.2%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Belo Horizonte
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$1.88 R$10.20	-17.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$1.79 R$9.74	-31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$2.25 R$12.24	-60.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$25.74 R$139.98	-17.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$7.50 R$40.80	+5.1%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 0.8% less for clothing

	Lima	Belo Horizonte
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$54.05 R$294.00	+5.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$41.09 R$223.49	+15.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$81.25 R$441.95	-3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$66.27 R$360.49	-20.8%
Average			-0.8%

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