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Jaco Beach vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Jaco Beach is 40.6% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 76.9% more in Jaco Beach
Groceries: pay 52.0% more in Jaco Beach
Transportation: pay 22.1% more in Jaco Beach
Housing: pay 34.7% more in Jaco Beach
Childcare: pay 54.2% more in Jaco Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.6% more in Jaco Beach
Clothing: pay 15.9% more in Jaco Beach

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

Jaco Beach vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jaco Beach instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 76.9% more for restaurants

	Lima	Jaco Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$7.73 CRC3,774.04	+80.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	+38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.58 CRC770.52	+57.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$1.51 CRC738.26	+131.5%
Average			+76.9%

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pay 52.0% more for groceries

	Lima	Jaco Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$2.03 CRC991.89	-23.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$4.95 CRC2,419.25	+9.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$5.39 CRC2,632.15	-6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$2.39 CRC1,165.19	-19.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$3.68 CRC1,799.66	+39.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$1.94 CRC946.86	+91.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.65 CRC319.23	+28.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$1.89 CRC921.78	+227.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.43 CRC697.92	+153.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.62 CRC302.87	+34.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.59 CRC289.70	+36.7%
Average			+52.0%

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pay 22.1% more for transportation

	Lima	Jaco Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$5.39 CRC2,631.82	+3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$37,640.45 CRC18,386,324.93	+88.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$16.12 CRC7,872.25	-25.7%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 34.7% more for housing

	Lima	Jaco Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$42.59 CRC20,805.58	+70.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$730.71 CRC356,931.46	+10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$497.43 CRC242,979.15	+32.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$54.43 CRC26,587.39	+25.0%
Average			+34.7%

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pay 54.2% more for childcare

	Lima	Jaco Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$438.62 CRC214,254.88	+128.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$6,584.85 CRC3,216,516.75	-19.8%
Average			+54.2%

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pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Jaco Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$2.67 CRC1,306.40	+17.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$3.78 CRC1,845.66	+44.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$5.15 CRC2,516.02	-9.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$47.55 CRC23,224.83	+52.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	+38.7%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 15.9% more for clothing

	Lima	Jaco Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$24.98 CRC12,201.65	-51.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$51.31 CRC25,062.18	+43.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$120.28 CRC58,753.29	+43.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$106.98 CRC52,255.87	+27.8%
Average			+15.9%

Lima vs. Jaco Beach - Cost of clothing

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