Cost of living comparison

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Incheon vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Incheon is 32.8% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 19.1% more in Incheon
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Incheon
Transportation: pay 10.8% less in Incheon
Housing: pay 33.4% more in Incheon
Childcare: pay 32.7% more in Incheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.9% more in Incheon
Clothing: pay 2.5% more in Incheon

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

Incheon vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.1% more for restaurants

	Lima	Incheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$6.72 ₩9,912	+56.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$6.30 ₩9,286	-11.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.32 ₩1,941	+31.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.66 ₩967	+0.5%
Average			+19.1%

Lima vs. Incheon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Lima	Incheon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$2.95 ₩4,347	+10.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$6.79 ₩10,016	+50.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$7.85 ₩11,571	+36.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$2.93 ₩4,323	-1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$2.94 ₩4,338	+11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$3.26 ₩4,811	+221.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$1.28 ₩1,893	+153.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$2.35 ₩3,467	+308.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$2.77 ₩4,088	+392.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$1.50 ₩2,208	+224.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.86 ₩1,262	+97.2%
Average			+136.8%

Lima vs. Incheon - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.8% less for transportation

	Lima	Incheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$4.43 ₩6,528	-14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$24.79 ₩36,552	+8.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,198.40	$25,072.36 ₩36,969,950	+25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$8.16 ₩12,026	-62.4%
Average			-10.8%

Lima vs. Incheon - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.4% more for housing

	Lima	Incheon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$19.81 ₩29,213	-20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.35	$539.51 ₩795,529	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.98	$373.33 ₩550,492	-0.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.33	$118.88 ₩175,294	+173.1%
Average			+33.4%

Lima vs. Incheon - Cost of housing

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pay 32.7% more for childcare

	Lima	Incheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.14	$254.87 ₩375,807	+32.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,615.34	$10,906.99 ₩16,082,687	+32.8%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Incheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$3.17 ₩4,679	+38.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$3.48 ₩5,130	+33.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$3.18 ₩4,695	-44.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.64	$32.02 ₩47,221	+2.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$10.61 ₩15,650	+48.7%
Average			+15.9%

Lima vs. Incheon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.5% more for clothing

	Lima	Incheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$49.77 ₩73,380	-2.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.13	$39.49 ₩58,230	+10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.34	$70.50 ₩103,955	-16.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.36	$99.06 ₩146,064	+18.3%
Average			+2.5%

Lima vs. Incheon - Cost of clothing

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