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Peru

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Javea (Xabia) vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Javea (Xabia) is 63.2% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Javea (Xabia)
Groceries: pay 27.2% more in Javea (Xabia)
Transportation: pay 30.1% more in Javea (Xabia)
Housing: pay 69.4% more in Javea (Xabia)
Childcare: pay 95.2% more in Javea (Xabia)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.7% more in Javea (Xabia)
Clothing: pay 13.3% more in Javea (Xabia)

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

Javea (Xabia) vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Javea (Xabia) instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Javea (Xabia)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.57	$16.93 €14.64	+295.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.28	$11.68 €10.09	+63.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.42	$2.10 €1.82	+109.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.22	$2.31 €1.99	+253.4%
Average			+180.4%

Lima vs. Javea (Xabia) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.2% more for groceries

	Lima	Javea (Xabia)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN9.06	$1.27 €1.10	-52.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.36	$5.28 €4.56	+16.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.58	$4.16 €3.59	-27.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN10.08	$2.98 €2.58	+0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.95	$3.18 €2.75	+20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.45	$0.84 €0.73	-17.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.73	$0.71 €0.61	+39.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.96	$0.55 €0.48	-4.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.91	$1.21 €1.05	+115.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.57	$0.90 €0.78	+95.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.48	$0.92 €0.79	+111.6%
Average			+27.2%

Lima vs. Javea (Xabia) - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.1% more for transportation

	Lima	Javea (Xabia)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.67	$6.72 €5.81	+29.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN77.69	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,978.05	$38,968.02 €33,681.69	+94.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN73.80	$14.32 €12.38	-34.0%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 69.4% more for housing

	Lima	Javea (Xabia)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN84.97	$28.03 €24.23	+12.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,249.14	$1,051.14 €908.54	+58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,272.58	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN148.03	$103.25 €89.24	+137.2%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 95.2% more for childcare

	Lima	Javea (Xabia)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN653.64	$408.78 €353.32	+112.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,935.74	$14,599.14 €12,618.65	+77.7%
Average			+95.2%

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pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Javea (Xabia)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.77	$4.09 €3.53	+78.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.89	$2.24 €1.93	-14.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.42	$5.84 €5.05	+2.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN105.85	$52.56 €45.43	+68.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.28	$7.01 €6.06	-1.8%
Average			+26.7%

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pay 13.3% more for clothing

	Lima	Javea (Xabia)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN173.67	$70.54 €60.97	+38.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN121.52	$29.20 €25.24	-18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN285.62	$99.27 €85.81	+18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN284.63	$96.35 €83.28	+15.1%
Average			+13.3%

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