Cost of living comparison

Peru

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United Kingdom

Harlow vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Harlow is 77.7% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Harlow
Groceries: pay 2.0% less in Harlow
Transportation: pay 28.8% more in Harlow
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Harlow
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Harlow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.9% more in Harlow
Clothing: pay 14.6% less in Harlow

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

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Harlow vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Harlow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN14.95	$21.08 £15.76	+383.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.82	$10.57 £7.90	+52.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.74	$2.67 £2.00	+145.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$1.81 £1.35	+185.3%
Average			+186.2%

Lima vs. Harlow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0% less for groceries

	Lima	Harlow
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.84	$1.36 £1.01	-47.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.56	$3.30 £2.47	-27.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.89	$5.00 £3.74	-17.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN9.99	$2.30 £1.72	-21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.21	$2.75 £2.06	+2.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.13	$0.90 £0.67	-1.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$0.54 £0.40	+13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.17	$0.51 £0.38	-19.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.32	$0.90 £0.67	+32.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.74 £0.55	+76.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.37	$0.59 £0.44	+48.2%
Average			-2.0%

Lima vs. Harlow - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.8% more for transportation

	Lima	Harlow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN21.92	$7.05 £5.27	+10.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN90.98	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,466.91	$37,561.84 £28,084.69	+70.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.26	$19.08 £14.27	-5.4%
Average			+28.8%

Lima vs. Harlow - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Lima	Harlow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.54	$28.08 £21.00	+1.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,520.82	$1,387.51 £1,037.43	+88.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,157.28	$1,321.44 £988.03	+291.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.21	$171.28 £128.07	+209.0%
Average			+164.0%

Lima vs. Harlow - Cost of housing

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Lima	Harlow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN614.50	$1,057.15 £790.42	+490.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN44,942.05	$19,821.55 £14,820.42	+51.4%
Average			+198.9%

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pay 92.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Harlow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN8.97	$6.90 £5.16	+164.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.11	$5.57 £4.17	+72.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.78	$20.97 £15.68	+263.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.50	$46.25 £34.58	+42.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN24.91	$12.55 £9.38	+72.8%
Average			+92.9%

Lima vs. Harlow - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.6% less for clothing

	Lima	Harlow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.20	$69.38 £51.87	+31.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN119.75	$31.38 £23.47	-10.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN287.31	$77.63 £58.05	-7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN270.86	$38.32 £28.65	-51.4%
Average			-14.6%

Lima vs. Harlow - Cost of clothing

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