Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

Ireland

Dundalk vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Dundalk is 2.0 times more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Dundalk
Groceries: pay 43.2% more in Dundalk
Transportation: pay 77.3% more in Dundalk
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Dundalk
Childcare: pay 54.5% more in Dundalk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.7% more in Dundalk
Clothing: pay 15.1% more in Dundalk

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and groceries in Dundalk are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Dundalk.

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Dundalk vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Dundalk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.00	$17.92 €15.95	+311.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.91	$11.20 €9.97	+61.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.75	$1.93 €1.72	+77.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$1.26 €1.12	+99.0%
Average			+153.5%

Lima vs. Dundalk - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.2% more for groceries

	Lima	Dundalk
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.87	$0.95 €0.85	-63.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.62	$6.99 €6.22	+54.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.97	$5.40 €4.81	-11.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.03	$4.54 €4.04	+56.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.25	$5.90 €5.25	+119.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$1.02 €0.90	+11.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$1.02 €0.90	+113.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$1.02 €0.90	+60.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.33	$2.16 €1.92	+219.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.51 €0.45	+21.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$0.81 €0.72	+102.0%
Average			+43.2%

Lima vs. Dundalk - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.3% more for transportation

	Lima	Dundalk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.00	$7.63 €6.79	+19.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.33	$111.97 €99.66	+322.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,751.70	$39,000.39 €34,711.75	+77.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.52	$16.28 €14.49	-19.3%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Lima	Dundalk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.90	$55.73 €49.60	+102.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,530.34	$1,754.25 €1,561.35	+138.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,161.65	$1,250.37 €1,112.88	+270.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.93	$182.67 €162.58	+229.6%
Average			+196.4%

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pay 54.5% more for childcare

	Lima	Dundalk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN616.82	$1,078.55 €959.95	+502.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,111.65	$5,187.73 €4,617.27	-60.4%
Average			+54.5%

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pay 81.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Dundalk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.00	$6.66 €5.93	+154.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.16	$3.86 €3.44	+19.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.85	$19.60 €17.44	+240.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.92	$48.15 €42.85	+48.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.01	$13.44 €11.96	+85.1%
Average			+81.7%

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pay 15.1% more for clothing

	Lima	Dundalk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.88	$94.91 €84.47	+79.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.20	$27.99 €24.92	-19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN288.40	$67.18 €59.80	-19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN271.88	$119.88 €106.70	+51.9%
Average			+15.1%

Lima vs. Dundalk - Cost of clothing

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