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Peru

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Mexico

Cozumel vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Cozumel is 14.5% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 54.6% more in Cozumel
Groceries: pay 21.7% more in Cozumel
Transportation: pay 19.3% more in Cozumel
Housing: pay 13.7% more in Cozumel
Childcare: pay 35.7% less in Cozumel
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% less in Cozumel
Clothing: pay 21.4% more in Cozumel

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

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Cozumel vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.6% more for restaurants

	Lima	Cozumel
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN14.95	$8.90 MX$166.17	+104.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.82	$8.34 MX$155.78	+20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.74	$1.13 MX$21.03	+3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$1.00 MX$18.69	+58.2%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 21.7% more for groceries

	Lima	Cozumel
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.84	$1.67 MX$31.16	-35.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.56	$5.23 MX$97.55	+15.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.89	$5.58 MX$104.18	-8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN9.99	$1.94 MX$36.14	-33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.21	$3.56 MX$66.49	+32.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.13	$1.14 MX$21.20	+24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$0.65 MX$12.16	+36.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$0.99 MX$18.57	+57.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.32	$0.71 MX$13.19	+4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$1.04 MX$19.47	+149.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.37	$0.83 MX$15.44	+106.5%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 19.3% more for transportation

	Lima	Cozumel
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN21.92	$5.33 MX$99.55	-16.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN90.98	$66.76 MX$1,246.27	+151.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,466.91	$20,500.04 MX$383K	-6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.26	$27.26 MX$508.89	+35.1%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 13.7% more for housing

	Lima	Cozumel
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.54	$22.25 MX$415.42	-19.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,520.82	$739.90 MX$13,812.80	+0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,157.28	$511.81 MX$9,554.72	+51.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.21	$45.20 MX$843.83	-18.4%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 35.7% less for childcare

	Lima	Cozumel
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN614.50	$264.11 MX$4,930.58	+47.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN44,942.05	$3,671.70 MX$68,544.73	-72.0%
Average			-35.7%

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pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Cozumel
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN8.97	$1.67 MX$31.16	-36.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.11	$2.87 MX$53.66	-11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.78	$4.51 MX$84.12	-21.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.50	$38.94 MX$726.99	+19.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN24.91	$6.12 MX$114.24	-15.7%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 21.4% more for clothing

	Lima	Cozumel
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.20	$55.42 MX$1,034.64	+5.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN119.75	$53.84 MX$1,005.11	+54.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN287.31	$102.92 MX$1,921.33	+22.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN270.86	$86.23 MX$1,609.76	+9.3%
Average			+21.4%

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