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Chita vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Chita is 0.3% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 10.7% more in Chita
Groceries: pay 10.0% more in Chita
Transportation: pay 15.6% less in Chita
Housing: pay 9.4% more in Chita
Childcare: pay 5.1% more in Chita
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.4% less in Chita
Clothing: pay 8.8% more in Chita

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

Chita vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.7% more for restaurants

	Lima	Chita
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.61	$11.93 RUB879.21	+178.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.35	$4.77 RUB351.68	-33.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.43	$0.54 RUB39.56	-46.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.23	$0.29 RUB21.10	-56.1%
Average			+10.7%

Lima vs. Chita - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.0% more for groceries

	Lima	Chita
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN9.09	$0.48 RUB35.17	-82.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.41	$7.16 RUB527.52	+58.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.63	$5.17 RUB381.07	-10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN10.11	$1.86 RUB137.16	-37.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.98	$2.71 RUB199.40	+2.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.46	$1.19 RUB87.74	+17.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.73	$1.08 RUB79.76	+113.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.96	$1.08 RUB79.76	+87.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.92	$0.81 RUB59.82	+44.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.57	$0.31 RUB22.53	-33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.48	$0.21 RUB15.75	-50.7%
Average			+10.0%

Lima vs. Chita - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.6% less for transportation

	Lima	Chita
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.72	$2.75 RUB202.85	-47.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN77.92	$23.75 RUB1,749.62	+3.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN68,179.93	$29,834.35 RUB2M	+49.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN74.02	$6.86 RUB505.54	-68.4%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 9.4% more for housing

	Lima	Chita
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN85.22	$9.55 RUB703.37	-61.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,255.82	$596.69 RUB43,960.32	-9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,276.36	$417.68 RUB30,772.22	+11.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN148.47	$86.03 RUB6,338.28	+97.6%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 5.1% more for childcare

	Lima	Chita
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN655.58	$250.61 RUB18,463.33	+30.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN28,018.71	$6,563.56 RUB484K	-20.1%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Chita
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.79	$1.19 RUB87.92	-47.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.92	$1.79 RUB131.88	-31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.48	$2.74 RUB202.22	-51.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN106.16	$29.83 RUB2,198.02	-4.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.35	$5.97 RUB439.60	-16.4%
Average			-30.4%

Lima vs. Chita - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.8% more for clothing

	Lima	Chita
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN174.18	$59.67 RUB4,396.03	+16.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN121.88	$47.73 RUB3,516.83	+33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN286.47	$71.60 RUB5,275.24	-14.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN285.47	$83.54 RUB6,154.44	-0.2%
Average			+8.8%

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