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Flic En Flac vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Flic En Flac is 3.8% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 22.4% more in Flic En Flac
Groceries: pay 8.3% more in Flic En Flac
Transportation: pay 40.7% more in Flic En Flac
Housing: pay 11.4% more in Flic En Flac
Childcare: pay 55.6% less in Flic En Flac
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% more in Flic En Flac
Clothing: pay 6.2% less in Flic En Flac

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

Flic En Flac vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Flic En Flac instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 22.4% more for restaurants

	Lima	Flic En Flac
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$8.74 MUR402.53	+104.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$7.10 MUR327.06	-0.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$0.98 MUR45.29	-2.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.58 MUR26.60	-11.6%
Average			+22.4%

Lima vs. Flic En Flac - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.3% more for groceries

	Lima	Flic En Flac
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$0.75 MUR34.47	-71.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$4.31 MUR198.75	-4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$5.51 MUR253.96	-4.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$2.07 MUR95.27	-30.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$2.63 MUR120.96	-0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$0.91 MUR41.99	-10.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.89 MUR41.08	+75.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.66 MUR30.58	+15.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.21 MUR55.69	+114.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.46 MUR21.30	+0.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.46 MUR21.30	+6.5%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 40.7% more for transportation

	Lima	Flic En Flac
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$5.38 MUR247.92	+3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$35,495.85 MUR1,635,293.76	+77.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	+40.9%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 11.4% more for housing

	Lima	Flic En Flac
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$33.35 MUR1,536.58	+33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$583.10 MUR26,863.21	-11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$507.76 MUR23,392.34	+35.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$38.42 MUR1,769.97	-11.7%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 55.6% less for childcare

	Lima	Flic En Flac
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$109.22 MUR5,031.67	-43.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$2,621.23 MUR120,760.15	-68.1%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Flic En Flac
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$2.18 MUR100.63	-4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$2.59 MUR119.50	-0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$5.57 MUR256.62	-2.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$46.82 MUR2,156.96	+50.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$6.01 MUR276.74	-15.9%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 6.2% less for clothing

	Lima	Flic En Flac
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$32.77 MUR1,509.50	-35.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$32.77 MUR1,509.50	-8.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$106.49 MUR4,905.88	+26.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$77.54 MUR3,572.49	-7.4%
Average			-6.2%

Lima vs. Flic En Flac - Cost of clothing

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